DHS whistleblower Philip Haney died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, according to a statement issued Saturday afternoon by the Office the Sheriff-Coroner for Amador County, California that cautions the investigation is “active and ongoing”. No final determination has been made.
Haney’s body was found Friday morning by his car on a highway in Plymouth, California with a single gunshot. A firearm was reported found next to Haney.
Full statement:
On February 21, 2020 at approximately 1012 hours, deputies and detectives
responded to the area of Highway 124 and Highway 16 in Plymouth to the report
of a male subject on the ground with a gunshot wound. Upon their arrival, they
located and identified 66 year old Philip Haney, who was deceased and appeared to
have suffered a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. A firearm was located next to
Haney and his vehicle. This investigation is active and ongoing. No further details
will be released at this time.
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