Colorado investigators to review author Hunter S. Thompson’s death more than two decades after it was ruled a suicide

Hunter S. Thompson signs copies of his recently published memoir 'Kingdom of Fear—Loathsome Secrets of a Star Crossed Child' at Barnes and Noble in New York City on February 3, 2003. Dennis Van Tine/dpa/picture alliance/Photoshot/Sipa Denver —

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will be conducting a review into the case of renowned journalist and activist Hunter S. Thompson’s death more than two decades after it was ruled a suicide, the agency said Tuesday in a news release .

Thompson died at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado, outside of Aspen, on February 20, 2005, of “an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.” He was 67 years old.

The renewed investigation comes at the suggestion of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, which received a request from the gonzo jour