Alexander Tyunin, chief executive of a Russian carbon fiber and composites company affiliated with state nuclear giant Rosatom, was discovered dead on Thursday near his car in the Moscow region.
A hunting rifle and a note referencing long-term depression were found nearby.
Authorities say they are treating the case as a possible suicide.
“Misterious”?. In that same line of thought, there have been some misterious décapitations of cartel members in northern mexico.