Updated at 7:30 AM

DURAND, Ill. (WIFR) -- Officials are calling the death a suicide. The victim was found near an abandoned SUV with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gun wound.

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DURAND, Ill. (WIFR) -- Winnebago County detectives are conducting a death investigation in Durand this morning near the intersection of Best Rd. and Rock Grove. Officials are not yet saying what might be the cause of death. Scanner traffic reported a possible shooting in the area around 4:30 AM this morning.

More details as they are made available.