VIENNA (AP) — The man who supposedly Two people shot dead in a rural area of ​​​​northern Austria He was found dead earlier this week on Saturday, police said.

Roland Drexler’s body was discovered in the province of Upper Austria, near the Czech border, after an intensive search for the suspect.

Police spokesman David Furtner told The Associated Press they believe he took his own life. A gun was recovered near the body in the woods.

Police have been searching for Drexler since Monday, when a man’s body was found in a field in the nearby town of Altenfelden. Police did not identify the victim, but Austrian media reported that he was a local mayor. The body of a second man, a hunter, was found later Monday.

Drexler was found near his car, which was spotted by locals on Friday near the scene of the first murder.

There was no immediate information on the motive. The Kurrier newspaper said Drexler, 56, who was described as a hunter, and his victims had a dispute over the hunting law.