Dayton murder suspect found dead in Falkville

FALKVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The body of a 32-year-old man was found in a car in Falkville on Thursday.

According to Morgan County Coroner, Jeff Chunn, Falkville police officers discovered the body of Dante Hawes, from Dayton, Ohio, in a car on Buster Road around 2 p.m.

Chunn said Hawes died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to Mike Swafford with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Hawes was a suspect in the killing of his girlfriend and a young girl in Dayton on Wednesday.