The suspected killer of a British TV host has died in hospital after the “plug was pulled” on his life support machine.
Police have revealed that Matthew Hodgkinson died in Our Lady of the Lake medical centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, just after midday on Friday.
Investigators believe Mr Hodgkinson, 36, shot and killed 52-year-old Scott Rogers before turning the gun on himself.
Mr Rogers, who was Mr Hodgkinson’s father-in-law and ex-lover, died in the attack on August 27, but his suspected killer survived but was in a critical condition on life support.
Speaking to a local news channel, Sheriff Brett Stassi revealed their main suspect had died and that officers were now investigating who gave the instruction to turn off the life support machine.
He said: “(I) still have questions to be asked about the procedure that was done.”
News of the death comes after it was revealed police are investigating sex abuse allegations made against the British ex-pat.
Suffolk Police said they had received a “handful of calls” from people claiming they were sexually abused by the TV presenter.
The abuse is alleged to have happened in the mid-1990s at a dance academy Mr Rogers ran in Bury St Edmunds. Investigators now believe he may have been continuing to abuse children in the US.
Mr Hodgkinson was married to Mr Rogers’ daughter Kimmie but lived at the victim’s home with him.
Sheriff Stassi revealed officers had been examining the relationships in the case.
He said: “It looks like he was continuing with what he was doing [in the UK] and that’s what leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths.”
Local news channel WBRZ said deputies in the case were awaiting results of Mr Hodgkinson’s autopsy before closing the case.
Police have revealed that Matthew Hodgkinson died in Our Lady of the Lake medical centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, just after midday on Friday.
Investigators believe Mr Hodgkinson, 36, shot and killed 52-year-old Scott Rogers before turning the gun on himself.
Mr Rogers, who was Mr Hodgkinson’s father-in-law and ex-lover, died in the attack on August 27, but his suspected killer survived but was in a critical condition on life support.
Speaking to a local news channel, Sheriff Brett Stassi revealed their main suspect had died and that officers were now investigating who gave the instruction to turn off the life support machine.
He said: “(I) still have questions to be asked about the procedure that was done.”
News of the death comes after it was revealed police are investigating sex abuse allegations made against the British ex-pat.
Suffolk Police said they had received a “handful of calls” from people claiming they were sexually abused by the TV presenter.
The abuse is alleged to have happened in the mid-1990s at a dance academy Mr Rogers ran in Bury St Edmunds. Investigators now believe he may have been continuing to abuse children in the US.
Mr Hodgkinson was married to Mr Rogers’ daughter Kimmie but lived at the victim’s home with him.
Sheriff Stassi revealed officers had been examining the relationships in the case.
He said: “It looks like he was continuing with what he was doing [in the UK] and that’s what leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths.”
Local news channel WBRZ said deputies in the case were awaiting results of Mr Hodgkinson’s autopsy before closing the case.
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