(Updated on Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. with cause of death)
The Chester County Coroner’s Office said on Friday, Jan. 30, that a 64-year-old male from Newtown Square died Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, at the Southern Chester County Sportsmen’s & Farmers’ Association in West Marlborough Township from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
A statement on the club’s Web site on Thursday, Jan. 29, confirmed the shooting death. “News agencies are reporting preliminary signs indicate the shooting may have been self-inflicted,” the statement said, adding that state police are investigating. “We have no further information regarding this unfortunate incident. Our prayers are with the family during this difficult time.”
The statement said the private shooting range was reopened to members Wednesday afternoon.
State police and medic units were dispatched to the facility, located off of Route 926 on Sportsman Lane, at 9:10 a.m. At the time, Trooper Samantha Minnucci, a spokeswoman for Troop J, Avondale barracks, said the death was under investigation, adding that “nothing appears suspicious.”.
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