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Newton County Says Autopsy Tells Nothing About Cause of Death in Body Found Near Joplin

Newton County Says Autopsy Tells Nothing About Cause of Death in Body Found Near Joplin

Newton County Says Autopsy Tells Nothing About Cause of Death in Body Found Near Joplin

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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