PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter filed his letter of resignation Thursday, according to the Pueblo Board of County Commissioners.

The BOCC says the will work on the next steps to fill the vacancy.

Cotter and his brother are under investigation after inspectors found 24 bodies decomposing at Davis Mortuary, a business owned by the brothers.

Investigators say they also found containers of bones and possible human tissue inside the mortuary.

According to his letter of resignation, Cotter was hospitalized after a "cardiac event" after the decomposing bodies were discovered. The letter also says the effective date of his resignation is Tuesday, September 2.

You can view the letter of resignation below or by clicking here . h

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