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A North Texas militia member and vigilante who led armed patrols of the Texas-Mexico border and was wanted by federal authorities died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to law enforcement officials.
Kevin Lyndel Massey’s body was discovered Dec. 23 in Van Zandt County, according to the sheriff.
Pending autopsy results will officially determine the cause of death, Sheriff Dale Corbett said.
Massey, 53, went into hiding around May 2019, several months after being released from prison on probation for a federal weapons charge.
Officials had warned that his vows to wage war against the federal government made him a dangerous threat. Massey amassed a strong and loyal following on social media in which supporters praised him for taking a stand against federal authorities. They claimed he was a patriot who was being persecuted by tyrannical government authorities.