VICTORVILLE — Authorities investigated an apparent suicide inside a motel room in the 14900 block of Seventh Street on Wednesday morning.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to a call from employees saying they found an unresponsive person found inside a room at the Travel Inn & Suites at approximately 10:55 a.m. Per scanner traffic, the person was found with a pillow over his head and a gun nearby.

Authorities made entry a little after 11 a.m. and confirmed the man was unresponsive. Authorities confirmed the person was pronounced dead at the scene and the room was taped off.

"It appears at this time that the man may have committed suicide," Victorville Sheriff's Station spokeswoman Mara Rodriguez said. "The Coroner's Division was contacted and will conduct the death investigation."