A man s body was found near what was identified on recorded radio traffic as a possible homeless encampment near 75th Street and Interstate 35 early Monday morning. One investigator said nothing obvious suggested the man died as a result of criminal activity. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
Merriam Police and the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating after a man’s body was found in a wooded area near 75th Street and Interstate 35 early Monday morning.
Recorded radio traffic at about 2:45 a.m. indicates police were notified of a possible dead body near a homeless encampment about a quarter-mile north of Concrete Materials Inc., 9900 West 75th Street.