US congresswoman found dead at friend house

The body of Upshaw, who had been a Mississippi legislator since 2004, was discovered on Sunday in the house of former representative Clint Rotenberry.
 
There is evidence showing that 53-year-old Upshaw has committed suicide by shooting into her head.
 
    “It appeared she had a gunshot wound to her head; it appeared to be self-inflicted,” Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis said.
 
 
Police Chief Candy McCullum stated that nothing rules out the hypothesis of suicide.
 
Rotenberry has described Upshaw as his “soul mate” and “best friend.”
 
“There were no signs. No indications.... When I saw her, it was just disbelief. It's like your mind is not believing what your eyes are seeing,” Rotenberry was quoted as saying.
 
Authorities had received a 911 call to report a suicide at the house, McCullum said, adding that Upshaw is likely to have shot herself dead with a handgun.
 
Upshaw was the fifth state legislator to die over the past months.