balloon suicide

Texas executive takes The Only Way Out . . . with panache
Nobody knows yet what Thomas Hickman's backstory was, but he drove into the New Mexico desert, rigged a gun to helium-filled balloons, and shot himself in the back of the head, most likely to create the impression that he was murdered (because the gun would float away). However, the gun got snagged in some bushes. It's always somethin'. Dallas Morning News