Sayre, OK – The death of a Sayre man who was a candidate for the Oklahoma State Senate has been ruled a suicide, according to the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Barry Christian, 54, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the medical examiner’s report released Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harmon County Sheriff’s Office and Beckham County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help locating Christian on April 29. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was also contacted by the Sayre Police Department regarding his disappearance. Christian was found dead inside his pickup April 30 at the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area near Erick in Beckham County.