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The gun a man used to kill himself as undercover police tried to talk to him about the slaying of a Hollywood publicist was likely not the same weapon used in her slaying.

Harold Martin Smith died Wednesday as Beverly Hills police investigating the death of Ronni Chasen went to speak with him at a rundown apartment building. He shot himself with a handgun as police approached him in the lobby.

A law enforcement official, who was not authorized to speak about the case so asked for anonymity, told The Associated Press that Smith used a revolver to shoot himself. The official did not say what caliber bullets the gun fired but noted it was not a 9 mm weapon.

An initial coroner's report stated that Chasen appeared to have been killed with 9 mm hollow point bullets. The report, obtained by KTTV's Fox 11 News, said one such bullet was pulled from Chasen's back in the hospital, and the 64-year-old had been shot multiple times.

Chasen's final autopsy report has not been released, and Beverly Hills police have said little about the investigation. Police spokesman Lt. Tony Lee said his department would not be releasing any ballistics information for now.

Investigators last week called Smith a "person of interest" but stressed that it was not known if he was connected to the slaying.