Thomas J. "Jake" Waldrop, 58, an assistant federal public defender, was found dead in his car in the parking deck of the State Bar of Georgia on Tuesday afternoon.

An Atlanta Police report said Waldrop was killed by a single gunshot to the chest. A rifle was found in the vehicle along with a handwritten note, the report said. "There were no signs of a struggle or foul play and the scene appeared to be consistent with that of a suicide," it added.