News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Green
(816) 622-0800
A090804
09/09/08

EMPHASIS: Death Investigation At Rest Area In Platte County



The Missouri State Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation into the death of a 39-year-old white male at the rest area on northbound Interstate 29 in Platte County, Missouri.
On September 8, 2008, at approximately 8:07 p.m., officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop A, Lee’s Summit, responded to the rest area on northbound Interstate 29 in Platte County to investigate the report of a subject who had been shot in the restroom. Upon their arrival, officers found a deceased white male with an apparent gunshot wound lying on the floor in the men’s restroom.
Investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control responded to the scene to continue the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident or anyone who was in the rest area between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. is asked to contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 816-622-0800.
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