Suspect in child sexual assault case shoots self, fails

A man, whose North Branch Township home was raided by Federal officials and the Lapeer County Sheriff Department a day earlier, was found lying face down in a ditch along Castle Road Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the 57-year old man is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and police in an alleged child pornography case. The man was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the face, believed caused by a 20-gauge shotgun. He was taken to University of Michigan Hospital for treatment. The case remains under investigation.