Bay County Sheriff's deputies were closing in on a suspected burglar Thursday when he took his own life, officials wrote in a news release.
The incident began with a call from Knollwood Street in Bayou George about 1:40 p.m. Deputies took a report from a couple who lived in the area who saw a man on their property fleeing while carrying a gun. Once the suspect was in the woods, the couple heard a gunshot and called 911.
Deputies used a K9 to track the suspect and through a description were able to determine that he lived on Knollwood, officials wrote in the news release. When deputies went to the home to speak with the suspect, the suspect’s brother was in the front yard and refused a request by deputies to search the residence, officials wrote.
A gunshot was then heard within the home.
Deputies found Trevor Byrd with a gunshot wound to the head and began CPR, the news release states. Byrd was taken by EMS to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials wrote.
A firearm found next to Byrd’s body was identified as stolen from the site of the original burglary, BCSO said.