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Police: man died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

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SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -

A Savannah businessman who was found Tuesday morning in a lot near 61st and Abercorn appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Savannah-Chatham Metro Police.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Violent Crimes detectives on Tuesday found a pistol hidden in a bamboo thicket on a lot where patrol officers found the body of 50-year-old Christopher Mayville.

More tests still need to be completed in the death investigation.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab is conducting an autopsy. A final determination will not be made until it is completed, according to police.

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