A 38 year old Sandoval man died from a gunshot wound early Monday morning in the far corner of Fayette County. Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen reports that a report came in at 11:49 pm on Sunday night that a subject located at the Carlyle Lake Patoka access area had a firearm and was threatening to harm himself. Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Illinois State Police responded to the scene and located the subject’s vehicle. Bowen states in the report that subject was asked to exit his vehicle multiple times and did not respond and the officers on the scene then heard a gunshot. Upon investigating, the subject was found to have received a gunshot wound and EMS responded. At 1:09 am on Monday morning, the Fayette County Coroner was dispatched to the scene and at 1:54 am Coroner Bruce Bowen pronounced the subject dead and identified him as 38 year old Marty Brandt of Sandoval. Bowen says the incident remains under investigation by the Coroner’s office. And, Bowen adds that further information will be released at a later date.