DPD responds to apparent suicide Wednesday morning

Demopolis Police Department officers responded to an apparent suicide Wednesday morning. The unidentified adult male victim was found in the parking area of a residences on West Pettus Street near the Demopolis Middle School baseball practice field.

“The Demopolis Police Department responded to an apparent gunshot wound suicide this morning on West Pettus,” Demopolis Police Department Chief Tommie Reese confirmed.

The DPD received the call at approximately 7:15 a.m. Wednesday. No further details are available.