MACON, Ga. — A man was found dead from a gunshot wound just before 9 p.m. in Macon, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.
The man was found along Haywood Road and Merriwood Drive near Shurling Drive. Jones said he was shot in the head.
Deputy coroner Lonnie Miley pronounced the man dead at 9:12 p.m.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says just after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a family reached out about a missing person.
When deputies met with the family they gathered additional evidence to confirm the victims identity.
This shooting has been determined as a suicide.
The shooting was previously reported as a homicide.
13WMAZ will update when additional information is available.