Taylorville Police along with the Christian County Coroner’s Office is investigating a death from Saturday morning. On Saturday, August 1st, at 10:11 AM, 9-1-1 received a call of a male subject unresponsive in his residence.  Upon arrival and after the residence was secured, Taylorville police requested the coroner. Christian County Coroner Amy Calvert-Winans identified the male subject as 39-year-old Travis Hunt of Taylorville. 

An autopsy was held on Sunday and preliminary autopsy results show that Mr. Hunt died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation is being handled by Taylorville Police and the Christian County Coroner’s Office.

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