BROOKLYN – A drug bust in the city of Brooklyn yesterday resulted in the closure of Brooklyn City Hall, the temporary closure of some downtown businesses, and the subject of a search warrant taking his own life.

The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office says that at around 6:00am, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement executed a search warrant with the assistance of the Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team at 142 Jackson St. The target of the search warrant was an upstairs apartment in which 34-year-old Skoky Gene Strohm resided.

Authorities say that after the tactical team entered the apartment, Strohm fled into the attic area. Negotiators with the Iowa State Patrol then contacted Strohm and attempted at length to get him to surrender peacefully.

At approximately 10:05am, Strohm was located in the attic space and found to be deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was called and is assisting with the death investigation at this time.

The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Strohm was the target of an active narcotics investigation and had active warrants for his arrest.

The BGM Community School District was notified of the ongoing situation yesterday morning and shared to the BGM Elementary Facebook page that the situation was isolated, and that no students or staff were in danger at any time.

This incident remains under investigation by authorities.