NASHVILLE, TN. (THECOUNT) — Songwriter Kyle Jacobs, the husband of country singer Kellie Pickler, died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the couple’s Nashville home on Friday afternoon.
Metro Nashville Police Department Spokesperson Don Aaron issued a statement around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The statement said that Nashville Department of Emergency Communications received a 911 call at 1:21 p.m. Friday from the couple’s residence and that officers and Nashville Fire Department personnel responded and found Jacobs, 49, deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in an upstairs bedroom/office.
The statement continued:
“Mr. Jacobs’ wife, Kellie Pickler, reported that she awoke a short time earlier, did not see her husband and began looking for him. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant telephoned 911.”
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