MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) -- Police are not releasing the name of a Fort Riley soldier they say stole a friend's handgun and tried to shoot himself before surrendering to officers.

Lieutenant Josh Kyle, the Riley County Police Department's Public Information Officer, released the following statement Friday:

"On 01-26-2012 at about 1636 hours the RCPD received a report of a past burglary on Crestwood Dr. in Manhattan, KS. Further investigation revealed that a suicidal Fort Riley soldier had taken a handgun from an acquaintance without their knowledge. The RCPD’s investigation quickly transitioned from that of a past crime to a search for an armed suicidal male.

On 01-27-2012 at about 0800 hours information developed that the suicidal male was back at the original address on Crestwood. Officers attempting to make contact with the subject heard one shot being fired. The subject then quickly surrendered to RCPD officers uninjured and without incident.

It was later determined that the suicidal person had intentionally fired the handgun in an unsuccessful attempt to harm himself.

The RCPD is not releasing the name of the suicidal person nor the precise location where the incident occurred."