The body of a 20-year-old Santa Ana man who killed himself was found on the beach Thursday morning, police said.
Andrew Russell was found on the beach about 7:15 a.m. at the waterline of 16th Street and West Oceanfront in Newport Beach after suffering what police referred to as a single gunshot wound to the head, according to authorities. The shotgun was found beside him on the beach, police said.
The apparent suicide occurred near a neighborhood heavily populated by drug and alcohol rehabilitation homes. Investigators said, however, that Russell was not a client at any, police said.
