Officer in civil rights probe dies

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in Burbank, Calif., are investigating the death of a police officer from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Witnesses reported seeing Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn Sr., 50, turn a gun on himself at the intersection of North Sunset Canyon Drive and East Harvard Road Thursday, The Burbank (Calif.) Leader reports.

Gunn was among 12 members of the Burbank force who are under investigation by the U.S. attorney's office for possible civil rights violations.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that an investigation is under way but provided no details.