Gunshot

J. Clifford Baxter, 43, who resigned as vice chairman of Enron Corp. in May 2001, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found in a locked vehicle in Sugar Land, a Houston suburb, about 2:30 a.m. Friday, and his death initially was ruled a suicide, but Friday afternoon, an autopsy was ordered. Baxter went to work for Enron in 1991 and eventually became chairman and CEO of Enron North America. He was named Enron’s chief strategy officer in June 2000 and was named vice chairman in October 2000. He also served as the lead negotiator in Enron’s purchase of Portland General Electric in 1997.