Autopsy of Williamson County man reveals death by self-inflicted gunshot wound

By Gus Bode

The autopsy conducted on a Williamson County man found dead in the bed of a truck early Tuesday morning revealed that he died of a self-inflicted single-gunshot wound to the chest.

The autopsy of Randal S. Yancey did not indicate foul play, according to a Williamson County Coroner Mike Burke. Yancey was the husband of Melissa Yancey, a dispatcher for the Williamson County Police Department.

His body was found in the parking lot of the Pin Oak Motel, 1200 Pin Oak Drive, in Carterville.

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An inquest will be scheduled at a later date.

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