<p>The cause of Tim Davlin's death Tuesday morning is still under investigation, Xinhua reported. <br /><br />Davlin, who had been Springfield mayor since April 2003, was ordered to appear in a court in a pending estate case involving his late cousin Tuesday.<br /><br />The two- term Democrat announced last month that he would not file to run for a third four-year term in 2011. <br /><br />According to a local media report, Davlin, 53, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, but local police didn 't confirm it.</p>
<p>The cause of Tim Davlin's death Tuesday morning is still under investigation, Xinhua reported. <br /><br />Davlin, who had been Springfield mayor since April 2003, was ordered to appear in a court in a pending estate case involving his late cousin Tuesday.<br /><br />The two- term Democrat announced last month that he would not file to run for a third four-year term in 2011. <br /><br />According to a local media report, Davlin, 53, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, but local police didn 't confirm it.</p>