Jeffersonville man suspected of child molestation dies by suicide while officers serve warrant

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) — A man suspected of child molestation died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Jeffersonville Thursday afternoon, according to police.

Det. Cpt. Samuel Moss said the Jeffersonville Police Department got a report about the allegations on Saturday.

Through the investigation, detectives identified a 63-year-old suspect who lived in the 800 block of Marigold Drive.

Thursday, police and investigators went to the home to serve a search warrant on the allegations just before 4 p.m.

A woman holding a child answered the door. While officers were outside talking to her, they heard a gunshot. Police escorted her and the child out of the home and to safety. Neither of them were harmed.

Moss said the suspect was the only other person in the home at the time. Police entered the home to conduct a welfare check when they found the man, "believed to be the suspect," dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The scene remains active as the investigation continues.

Moss said there is no danger to the public and the area is secure.

This story may be updated.

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