SHERBURNE – What appears to have been a domestic dispute led to a Sherburne man taking his own life with a firearm earlier this week.

A 25-year-old man was having a verbal argument with his 19-year-old girlfriend that eventually turned into a violent assault Tuesday, at approxmately 10 p.m., Sherburne Police Chief James A. Fox reported.

The chief, in a written statement, said an uninvolved female attempted to check on the welfare of both parties during the dispute and was nearly hit by a gunshot fired from inside the room.

The woman contacted the Sherburne Police Department and Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, which both responded to the scene.