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HCSO: Man found dead in trailer home fire shot himself in the head

Arson investigators were at the scene. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but investigators don't suspect foul play.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man was found dead after a fire at a trailer home in south Harris County Thursday morning, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The sheriff's office said he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

This happened at a home on Thistle Street near Scott Street, north of the Sam Houston Tollway. 

Investigators told KHOU 11's Katiera Winfrey that neighbors called in the fire around 7:10 a.m.

Arson investigators were called to the scene. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but investigators don't suspect foul play.

Officials believe the victim was a man in his 50s who lived by himself.

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