Lafayette police are investigating a possible accidental self-inflicted shooting that left a 33-year-old man dead on Friday afternoon.

Cmdr. Brian Rosipajla said that police responded to the Circle Motel at 200 W. Baseline Road at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday and found a man dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Detectives are investigating to determine whether the man accidentally shot himself.

Rosipajla said that detectives interviewed a woman at the scene who reported the shooting, but are also waiting to talk to a second person who left the scene before police arrived.

He said detectives had acquired a warrant to search the room, and the case remains under investigation.

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