Authorities say man committed suicide with gun; found evidence of intent in his home

Authorities just reported that an elderly man who was found dead near the entry of Rancho Monserate Country Club Estates in Fallbrook this morning took his own life.

"My sergeant at the scene said the gun the man used to take his own life was discovered beneath his body," said Lt. Todd Richardson, commander of the Fallbrook Sheriff's substation.

The man, whose identity has not yet been released officially, was found inside the guard's shack at the entrance to the community, located near Old Highway 395 and Dulin Road at about 11:30 a.m. today, Tues., Jan. 29.

Richardson said as the investigati...