(Ames, IA) The Iowa State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy on a man’s body that was found in a shack in Ames last Friday. The person hasn’t been identified yet. Officers were called to the dilapidated shack a little after 6:00 p-m by the person who had found the body. The officers who responded to the location canvassed the area and conducted interviews. Police haven’t released a cause of death. Ames police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are handling the case.
Ames Police Investigate Discovery of Body
Aug 2, 2021 | 6:48 AM
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