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What began with a search warrant in Muskogee reportedly ended with a man's suicide Wednesday evening.

Muskogee police investigators initially went to a residence in the 4400 block of Gibson Street about 4 p.m. to serve a search warrant in a child sexual assault case, according to a news release from the department.

They breached the front door after repeated attempts to make contact with anyone inside, and they ordered a woman who was in the living room to join them on the front porch.

The woman told officers that a man with access to a handgun had locked himself in a back room.

Officers began making announcements over a loud speaker, calling for the man to come outside, and investigators contacted the Muskogee County District Attorney's Office to confirm that a probable cause arrest was justified based on the evidence in the case.

The Special Operations Team deployed less-lethal options, such as flash-bangs and pepper spray, into the home in unsuccessful attempt to get a response from the man.

While deploying the chemicals, a tactical officer saw a man slumped over a bed in the back room, and the team used a thermal imaging pole camera to confirm his location and try to determine his condition, the release states.