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Radnor officer fatally shoots self outside police station

A Radnor Township police officer shot and killed himself in the police department's parking lot Tuesday evening.

This story was updated 10:45 a.m. Wednesday.

A Radnor Township police officer shot and killed himself in the police department's parking lot Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Police Superintendent William Colarulo said the 6:30 p.m. shooting appeared to be a suicide.

The officer was indentified Wednesday morning as Officer Robert "John" Miller, 34, a 9-year veteran of the force.

"Please keep Officer Miller and his family in your thoughts and prayers," the department said in a statement, adding funeral arrangements are pending.

Haverford Township police along with other neighboring departments assisted Radnor with police coverage Tuesday night.

- Mari A. Schaefer