Pitkin County, Colo., Sheriff Bob Braudis said in a brief telephone interview that Thompson was alone in his kitchen of his Woody Creek home when he shot himself with a handgun. His wife was at a gym, Braudis said.
The sheriff said Thompson had seemed "still on top of his game."
But Braudis's wife, Louisa Davidson, said "he was not going to age gracefully, he was going to go out with a bang. He was tormented."
Other coverage:
Wizbang: The Definition of Eccentric
Michelle Malkin: Hunter Thompson Dead
A Small Victory: RIP Dr. Gonzo
Dean's World: Hunter S. Thompson, Dead at 65
Iowahawk: Gone-Zo
Lileks: The Bleat - Sandra Dee also died.
Beth: Gonzo Suicide
Vodkapundit: Fear and Loathing in Aspen
Some of his works:
ESPN's Hunter S. Thompson Archive
Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004 - Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories
Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist
SONGS OF THE DOOMED : SONGS OF THE DOOMED (Thompson, Hunter S. Gonzo Papers, V. 3.)
Better Than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie (Gonzo Papers, Vol 4)
The Great Shark Hunt : Strange Tales from a Strange Time
Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream
