A man considered a suspect in a Buchanan County burglary investigation has allegedly shot himself after being confronted by authorities.

Mark Brock with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department said late Wednesday morning officers were working with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office to follow-up on lead at a home in Clinton County. The home was located about four miles south of the Buchanan County line. Brock said authorities did not know the suspect would be at that location and were actually trying to talk to relatives to find him.

“They were following up on a lead that he might live over that way and didn’t expect to find him there,” Brock said.

When approached by authorities attempting to talk to him Brock said the 21-year-old shot himself with a shotgun.

Brock said the man was a person of interest in a burglary investigation that took place in the county not in St. Joseph city limits.

The family was notified shortly before noon.  His name is not being released at this time.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.