The death of a Fall River man involved in a shooting with police in July was ruled a suicide by the state’s Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, officials said on Wednesday afternoon.

An investigation by the Massachusetts State Police found that the man, 38-year-old Domonick Knight, fired his gun first at police who were involved in an hours-long standoff at his home on July 15, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn’s Office.

An autopsy determined that Knight died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation remains ongoing, and no other details were released by the district attorney on Wednesday.

Officials said at the time that Knight was experiencing a mental health crisis, and body camera footage released by Fall River police showed the incident.

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