Retired Knox County Sheriff may have committed suicide

Retired Knox County Sheriff David Barber appears to have committed suicide in his home on Sunday. Deputies say his gunshot wounds appear to be self-inflicted. Family members found his body at 12:13 p.m. Sunday.

Knox county is located just northeast of Columbus and is where Barber served as the Sheriff for twenty years.

His body was sent to the coroner for an autopsy.

Knox County Sheriff’s Office posted this on Facebook Sunday:

Stay tuned for more news on this incident.

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