Texas man fatally shoots himself after living with decomposing body for several months
Deputies in Harris County made the grim discovery while performing a welfare check
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Your support makes all the difference.A Texas man fatally shot himself after living with a decomposing body for several months, according to officials.
Deputies in Harris County made the grim discovery while performing a welfare check where they noticed a strong odour in the property, according to The Houston Chronicle.
Officials said that when the deputies entered the property they heard a gunshot and found the body of a 64-year-old man with a self-inflicted wound.
“In another adjoining bedroom, they did find the body of a male also that had been severely decomposed,” Harris County Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland told reporters, adding that the man had been dead for “at least several months.”
Authorities believe the second body was that of an unidentified 63-year-old man.
“The manner and cause of the death of the first male is unknown,” tweeted Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Neighbour Linda Meadows told KTRK that her family had heard the gunshot and come outside to see what had happened.
Media briefing on the homicide scene at 16800 Kilwinning dr. One male 64,was found deceased inside the home, he appears to have been dead for several months. A male 63, shot himself as deputies entered the home. An autopsy will determine cause of death on the 64 year old #HouNews pic.twitter.com/QN6M3UQyP1
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) March 12, 2023
“If you ever smelled a rat in your wall, it’s awful,” Ms Meadows told the television station.
“As soon as they opened the door, you could smell it as soon as the wind blew it across the street. We knew something was really wrong.”
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