Authorities in Council Bluffs say just after 12:30pm today, Council Bluffs Police and Fire/Rescue personnel were dispatched to the Target store at 3804 Metro Drive, with regard to the body of a deceased adult male inside a restroom. A subsequent investigation revealed that an adult male took his own life. The male’s family has been notified, but his identity is not being released.

Target management elected to close the store while the incident was being investigated. Officials say “The Council Bluffs Police Department does not usually make public comment on suicides, but since this incident generated quite a bit of local press and social media attention, we felt it was best to share this information.”