[In Maryland]

"Police Chief Robert Williams says officers responded to a 911 call shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday at Davlin’s home and found the Democratic mayor dead. Williams declines to offer details about how Davlin died, saying the investigation is in its infancy.

In other words, they are still figuring out how to classify a shotgun blast to the BACK of the head a "suicide".

[RipSawyer]

“In other words, they are still figuring out how to classify a shotgun blast to the BACK of the head a “suicide”.”
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Probably cleaning it and didn’t realize it was loaded;>)