LOVE COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) – The Love County Sheriff’s Office announced investigators have positively identified a body found after a grassfire on July 30 and determined the cause of death after receiving autopsy results.
Love County Sheriff Andy Cumberledge said investigators determined the deceased was a man who was reported missing out of Dallas.
Cumberledge said the man, whose name has not been released, was identified by the tattoos on his body.
Autopsy results ruled the man’s death a homicide, finding four bullet wounds located in the man’s chest.
“Because of the evidence that was located at the scene, we believe the homicide did not occur where we found him,” Cumberledge said.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being carried out by both the Love County Sheriff’s Office and the Dallas Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
The Love County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information that could help investigators to contact their office at 580-276-5898.
This is a developing story. KXII 12 will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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