The shooting death of a 43-year-old Baldwin City man early Saturday still is under investigation by police, though Douglas County Coroner Eric Mitchell has ruled James D. Brown’s death a suicide.

Baldwin City Police Chief Mike McKenna told the Baldwin City Signal, “I just got off the phone with the coroner. He’s ruled it a suicide. I’m satisfied with that finding.”

Despite the coroner’s ruling, investigations are still under way to confirm the cause of death.

Police were called at 3:01 a.m. Saturday to a mobile home at 221 1/2 Baker St., where Brown’s body was found in the residence, McKenna said. Brown had suffered a gunshot wound from a “high-powered firearm,” and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 46-year-old woman, reported to be Brown’s girlfriend, and a 34-year-old man also were in the residence at the time of the shooting. Neither was injured, McKenna said.