Any review will not include a reexamination of the writer's remains, which were famously cremated and fired from a cannon at his request during a private ceremony in Colorado.

Investigators in Colorado are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide, authorities said.

There's no new evidence suggesting foul play Thompson's death, but the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office requested the review at the behest of Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, the sheriff's office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Tuesday.

Investigators are committed to answering any “lingering questions” surrounding his death, Sheriff Michael Buglione said.

“We understand the profound impact Hunter S. Thompson had on this community and beyond,” he

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