Suspect in Ronni Chasen’s death kills himself when confronted by police

(HMG Celebrity News) – As you have likely heard Hollywood publicist  Ronni Chasen, who promoted the Oscar-winning Driving Miss Daisy, was shot in her car near Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills after a film premiere two weeks ago. Her death stunned the Hollywood community, with associates of the 64-year-old at a loss to explain why she might have been targeted. Now a man wanted for questioning in connection with the killing has shot and killed himself as he was confronted by police officers last night, as Beverly Hills police arrived with a search warrant, the Los Angeles Times reports. The name of the man and his exact connection to the case has not been released, but sources told the Times he was a suspect in Chasen’s slaying last month.  Neighbors have said the suspect had told them he was an ex convict.  Police have not released details of any possible motive, but the preliminary coroner’s report were revealed yesterday by a retired investigator who said he had seen the document according to The Guardian.  Gil Carrillo, who retired as a lieutenant after 38 years with the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department, said it showed the killer was an expert shot who was able to squeeze off multiple rounds in a tight and deadly formation.  The close grouping suggests the shooting was carried out by a hitman and was not the result of a gang attack or road rage, he added.