More light has been shed on the Cascade Shores shooting death investigation, although there are still a number of unanswered questions. Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says an autopsy shows that 36-year-old Paul Scola was shot several times with a handgun. But he says the fatal wound was actually self-inflicted from a shotgun. Royal says it began Tuesday morning, when Scola got into a heated argument with one of two adults living at the home, on Pawnee Trail…

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Royal says Scola then hid behind a door jamb, where the shotgun went off. It’s not known if Scola deliberately shot himself or the shotgun went off accidentally. A juvenile was also inside the home. No one else was injured. Royal says Scola was known to the residents, but declined to release more specifics at this time…

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Royal says the Sheriff’s Department does not anticipate making an arrest, but the investigation will eventually be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office for potential prosecution.