"MCKINNEY, TX - The fatal bullet that took the life of Patrick Gray Sharp came from his own gun."The Collin County Medical Examiner's Office ruled that suicide caused the death of the 29-year-old Anna man who tried to lure McKinney police and fire officers and personnel out of the McKinney Public Safety Building on Tuesday with a vehicle fire and shoot them as they poured into the parking lot.
"Dr. Sheila Spotswood, Collin County's assistant medical examiner, said `the investigative information that I received and the appearance of the wound` indicate that Sharp took his own life. McKinney police officials were not sure if Sharp committed suicide or died as the result of a shootout with McKinney police officers.
"Spotswood said her office still has to complete some `routine drug testing` to complete their autopsy.
"Meanwhile, McKinney police investigators have moved their examination into the public safety building. McKinney police Lt. Mark Moyle said investigators have cleared the scene in front of the building where Sharp set the vehicle on fire and shot more than 100 rounds into the building. The front lobby of the building remains closed to the public.
"Sharp drove his Ford F150 pickup truck to the public safety building around 9 a.m. Tuesday and parked it in the public parking area on the southern side of the complex. He set the vehicle on fire causing the ammunition inside of it to discharge, McKinney Police Deputy Chief Scott Brewer said at an earlier press conference on Tuesday.
"Sharp then began firing shots at the public safety building and yelling unintelligible words as officers and firefighters responded to the gunfire, Brewer said.
"Police officers set up a perimeter around the building and located the suspect approximately 150 to 200 yards south of the building. They exchanged gunfire before they found Sharp's body."
Source: courier-gazette.com...
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