LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — A man suspected in an alleged sexual abuse case died Tuesday evening from what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound as investigators with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrived and knocked on his door to serve a search warrant at his home.

Sheriff Jay Jones says the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. at a residence along Lee Road 2222 in Salem on Nov. 4th. Jones says Investigators knocked on the door and announced their presence before hearing a gunshot from inside the home. Deputies entered and found a male deceased in a back room with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The search warrant was connected to an ongoing sexual assault investigation. Opelika Police are now leading the investigation.

Earlier Tuesday ev

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