You may recall my earlier post about Stephen Clancy Hill (aka “Steve Driver”), the porn actor who went on a killing rampage in a Los Angeles studio. If not:
[READ: Porn Star Sought After Fatal Studio Attack]
Well, he has apparently died after committing suicide during a police standoff!
Surrounded by a SWAT team on a rocky cliff, the porn actor, suspected of killing a colleague last week, moved to the edge of the and fell some 40 feet to his death, ending a dramatic, daylong standoff with police outside L.A.
Video of the apparent suicide was? captured by news cameras Saturday and shows Stephen Clancy Hill, along with police negotiators on top of a cliff.
With a crowd of media and officers watching, Hill tumbles down the hillside after scooting to the ledge from a seated position. [WARNING! Disturbing raw video]
Video ~ Raw Video of Stephen Clancy Hill Standoff
Police said Hill had repeatedly threatened suicide in the hours leading up to the fall, which came a day after murder and attempted murder charges had been filed against the 34-year-old porn actor.
“He was bent on taking his own life,” Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese said. “It’s very unfortunate. We wanted this to end a different way.”
Waiting paramedics rushed Hill to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in the fall.
Driver was being sought after he attacked a colleague with a sword that was used as a film prop. The rampage occurred during a social gathering at Ultima’s studios about a week after being told he was being fired and that he would have to move out of the production facility, where he had been living.
He then turned on two others who rushed to their co-worker’s defense. One of those who attempted to help, Herbert Hin Wong, 30, was killed in the attack.