A top Missouri prosecutor was found dead inside a county courthouse — reportedly killing himself inside the building months after saying the job brought him “considerable pain.”
Eric Zahnd, 53 — the longest-serving prosecutor in Platte County history — was found dead inside Platte County Courthouse at around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, the local sheriff’s office confirmed, according to FOX 4.
The courthouse was immediately closed, and remained sealed Friday.
Officials have not released details about his death but sources told the local station KCMO that Zahnd took his own life inside the courthouse.
