Suicide In Fort Pickens Area

Park visitors found a man’s body lying at the surf’s edge in the Fort Pickens area on the afternoon of July 20th and called 911. Escambia County deputies and rangers responded. The 30-year-old victim appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A large caliber semi-automatic handgun was found next to his body. The Florida Division of Law Enforcement is assisting in the investigation.