A Sergeant with the Lincoln Police Department has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Investigator’s with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office  believe that 53-year-old Tom Hamm killed himself Tuesday night.

Lincoln Police say a Lancaster County Deputy found Hamm in a wooded area east of Stagecoach Lake near Hickman at around 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday with a gunshot wound to the head.

Hamm’s daughter, Charity, is also a Lincoln Police Officer.

Funeral arrangements are still pending.