Probably his wife woke up in the middle of the night, noticed her husband wasn’t in bed, and went to look for him.
Sometimes successful people you wouldn’t suspect do this and it’s a completely personal matter. OTOH with everything going on around Freddie and Fannie, you have to wonder if there are scandals and he committed suicide because of the pressure or fear of discovery. It has to be looked at. Prayers to the family suicide is a terrible mistake no matter what problems he thought he faced.
Well, a gunshot in the house between 4 & 5 am is likely to wake one up.