HILLSBORO, N.D.
An autopsy has confirmed that Steven M. Light, a Fargo and Grand Forks attorney whose body was found Wednesday night inside a rest stop near Hillsboro, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Traill County Sheriff's Department says.
A handgun was recovered at the scene, the sheriff's department stated in a news release this afternoon.
Light's body has been released to a funeral home.
The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 6:49 p.m. Wednesday for a medical emergency at the Elm River Rest Area on I-29.
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Light, 42, was a prominent defense attorney who had offices in Fargo and Grand Forks. He is survived by his pregnant wife, their 2-year-old daughter and two step-children.
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The article is from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The Forum and the Herald are Forum Communications Co. newspapers.
