RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. — An investigator with a Georgia sheriff’s office was found dead in his car last week.
The GBI confirmed to WJBF-TV that the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office reached out to the nearby Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office when they couldn’t reach Brian Manecke, 46.
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They say Manecke’s last known location according to GPS was in a rural area in north Lincoln County.
According to the GBI, Manecke’s body was found several hours later in a personal car with an apparent gunshot wound.
The GBI says he had been under investigation by the RCSO Internal Affairs Division when he died.
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Authorities told WJBF-TV that the gunshot appears to have been self-inflicted.
It is unclear what the internal investigation was looking into or if it will continue after Manecke’s death.
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