Pinellas County deputies took on a difficult death investigation of one of their own early Saturday morning.
Law enforcement said Deputy Carlos Felipez, 46, was found dead in his backyard in unincorporated Clearwater from a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 1:07 a.m.
Deputies were called to Felipez’s home for reports of a gunshot and a welfare check, investigators said.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said Felipez was hired in 2014.
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