The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says the cause of death for a body found southwest of Joplin is still unknown.
The body was found Tuesday after deputies received a tip about its location.
The deputies were shot at by another man wanted for an unrelated crime in Neosho. The remains will be sent to a lab in Kansas to conduct more detailed investigations.
In the meantime, the Sheriff’s Office believes the death is a homicide and believes they know the victim’s identity.
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