Some even long for Jonestown Ken Risling remembers hearing a survivor once say, I was there, and Im not happy to be here.. However, the results of the official autopsy performed in the United States that Jones most likely committed suicide have been widely accepted as the official explanation. Jonestown was a community Many people, including Jones, died of gunshot wounds. Editors picks Husband + Father + librarian + Poet + Traveler + Proud Buddhist.