UPDATE:
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees says a man found dead at an Ebensburg hotel Wednesday night shot himself after police approached him to question him about an active investigation.
Lees says the incident happened just after 11 p.m. Wednesday when police approached the Quality Inn along Route 22 to question 39-year-old Kenneth Kim.
According to Lees, Kim ran into his first-floor hotel room when he saw police.
Police said they heard a gunshot from inside the room, so they activated Cambria County’s Special Emergency Response Team to clear the room, according to Lees.
Lees says Kim was found dead inside the room with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
Lees has ruled the manner of death as suicide.
Lees did not confirm the nature of the investigation that led police to Kim.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A death investigation is underway in Cambria County.
Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees and Pennsylvania State Police were at the Quality Inn in Ebensburg early Thursday morning.
According to Lees, the incident occurred just after 11 p.m., Wednesday at the hotel along Route 22. He told 6 News the investigation involved a deceased male in his late thirties.
It’s unclear what lead to the death, however the coroner said an autopsy will be performed later Thursday morning.
Lees told 6 News more information will be released after the autopsy.
This is a developing story, stay with 6 News for updates.
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