Police have confirmed that Don Harman, meteorologist for Fox 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died from suicide, according to the Associated Press, citing a police report.

Mediabistro.com first reported the death as a suicide late Wednesday morning. The AP reported that the police report said Harman, who had been a meteorologist at for Fox 4 since 1999, died Tuesday evening at his home in Kansas City and that he was found by his wife.

Harman's death had been swirling in the rumor mill from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, prompting viewers to flock to Facebook and Twitter to ask questions. The outpouring, in turn, prompted anchors Mark Alford and Loren Halifax to respond by posting a message on Fox 4's Facebook page and relaying a similar message during its 4:30 a.m. broadcast that implicitly confirmed the meteorologist's death.

The statement on the Facebook page read:

Good morning.

We know many of you have questions.

We appreciate your concern, and we consider you our friends.

But please remember that family comes first.

We're honoring that right now, and we ask that you join us in that.

Please bear with us for a little while longer.

-Loren & Mark

Then, the studio officially confirmed the death by posting a statement on its Web site, which read:

Don Harman, a beloved meteorologist and personality on the FOX 4 morning show passed away Tuesday evening. To all of us, Don was like family, and the news comes as a great shock to all the folks he worked with here at FOX 4.

President and General Manager Cheryl McDonald said We are very saddened by this tragic loss. Don wasn't just our Meteorologist, he was a part of our family and we loved him. Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.

Don brightened our mornings for more than 10 years and he made his mark on Kansas City television. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we ask that in this time of sorrow that you respect them and their need for privacy in their moment of grief.

A few hours after the official statement, the studio posted on its Facebook page that Harman's family has set up a memorial fund to benefit local Kansas City charities. Donations go to the address below:

Don Harman Memorial Fund

Benefiting local Kansas City Charities

c/o Tightwad Bank

1160 SE Highway 7

Tightwad, Missouri 64735

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