MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H51215
May 12, 2015

EMPHASIS: Death Investigation On U.S. Highway 36 In Buchanan County


On May 12, 2015, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to U.S. Highway 36 westbound approximately two miles east of St Joseph, Missouri, on a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway. Responding officers discovered the body of a black male deceased at that location.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking information from the public that might assist in the investigation. If you have information please contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H Headquarters at (816) 387-2345.
Westbound U.S. 36 is closed approximately three miles east of St Joseph, and will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time. Traffic at this location is being detoured onto 85th Road to Missouri Highway 6.
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