A soldier suspected of killing four people was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in after a daylong manhunt during which he fired at and injured officers, authorities said.

The body of Leonard John Egland, 37, was found Sunday in suburban Philadelphia, where he had been sought since early morning, said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman David Lynch.

Egland fired at officers as he was sought in the Virginia deaths of his ex-wife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's young son, as well as his former mother-in-law in Pennsylvania, police said.

Local residents had been asked to stay in their homes and lock doors and cars as local and state police and two commando teams searched for Egland, who evaded authorities as Hurricane Irene lashed the area.

A rifle and pistol were found with the body, which was discovered more than 10 hours after Egland fired at police, authorities said.

Egland had recently returned from the latest of three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, said David Heckler, district attorney in Bucks County.