Marcella Corona

mcorona@rgj.com

10 a.m. Friday update:

Carson City Sheriff’s deputies identified the body of a man who was found in a vehicle late February.

Steven Deselle, 49, was found on Feb. 26 in his SUV-style vehicle about three to five miles east of Carson City in the Pine Nut Range. His death was found to be a suicide by gunshot, deputies said in a news release Thursday.

Deselle was reported missing on Dec. 7, 2015.

Outdoor motorcyclists had found the vehicle and escorted deputies to the site. The officers also had found a gun inside the vehicle.

Initial update:

Carson City Sheriff’s deputies found a man's body in a vehicle believed to be associated with a person reported missing in December last year.

Deputies responded at 12:09 p.m. Friday to a report of a vehicle with a body inside found about three to five miles east of Carson City in the Pine Nut Range.

They were escorted to the SUV-style vehicle by the reporting outdoor motorcyclists. Officers found that the vehicle was associated with a missing person’s report made on Dec. 7, 2015, authorities said in a news release.

Deputies said the man they found was about 50 years old and was located in the driver’s seat. They also found a gun inside the vehicle.

Investigators were in close contact with the family of the missing person. The name of the man was not immediately released pending autopsy results and positive identification from the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Check with RGJ for more updates as they become available.

Marcella Corona covers breaking news for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Contact her at 775-788-6340, online at mcorona@rgj.com or follow her on Twitter at @Marcella_Anahi or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Marcella.Anahi