The 20-year-old man found in a burned shed on Monday died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot.
Investigators say that the gun shot apparently caused the shed to explode. Firefighters discovered the body inside the shed.
The medical examiner found a bullet during the autopsy. Detectives from the Manatee County Sheriff's office went back to the scene where they found a gun inside the burned out structure.
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