UPDATE: Body Found Alongside a Road in Luxemburg Township Friday Afternoon Was a Suicide

Original post October 2, 2021 11:28 a.m.

Updated October 3, 2021 12:15 p.m.

(KNSI) — A 911 call came in just after 5:20 p.m. from a passerby who found the body and said the person appeared to have been shot and that they were dead.

The Midwest Medical Examiners Office took the man for an autopsy and formal identification. The sheriff’s office says the scene processing and autopsy show the injuries to be self-inflicted.

His name has not been released.

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(KNSI) — The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body was found alongside a road Friday afternoon.

According to a press release, about 5:20 p.m., a 911 call came in about a man lying on 150th Street in Luxemburg Township. The caller, a passerby, said the person appeared shot and that they were dead.

Officers from the Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department and the Stearns County Sheriffs Office responded to the scene and say that the body of an adult male was found in a field approach on 150th Avenue, and a vehicle was parked nearby.

Investigators processed the scene, and the Midwest Medical Examiners Office took the man for an autopsy and formal identification.

The sheriff’s office says the investigation is active and ongoing. They say the incident appears to be isolated, and there is no threat to the public.

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