TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has released the cause of death for the man responsible for the shooting and standoff with Tifton Police on Dec. 5.

The GBI says Davy Deonte Royal, 35, died from self-inflicted injuries while in the Coffee County Jail. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced Royal’s death on Dec. 9.

Royal was reportedly found unresponsive in his jail cell on Dec. 8. He died from at the Coffee Regional Medical Center after medical professionals tried to perform life-saving treatments.

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Royal was arrested Dec. 5 after he barricaded himself in a home in Tifton as officers tried to serve him an arrest warrant. As officers were responding, Royal fired shots and hit two TPD officials, prompting several surrounding agencies to respond.

READ MORE ON THE TIFTON STANDOFF:

• Standoff ends after suspect barricaded themselves following shooting of 2 Tifton officers
• Suspect identified, charged in Tifton officer involved shooting
• Two Tifton officers shot while serving warrant identified
• Tifton officer injured in officer-involved shooting escorted home by motorcade

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