Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said.

Russia’s transport minister was found dead Monday in what authorities called a suspected suicide, hours after he was dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin. Roman Starovoyt, 53, was found in his car in a suburb west of Moscow with a gunshot wound, Russia’s Investigative Committee said.

July 7 (UPI) -- Roman Vladimirovich Starovoit was found dead near Moscow on Monday, just hours after he was terminated from his position as Russian transport minister by President Vladimir Putin.