HODGEMAN COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Hodgeman County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a body was found Monday night in a field in Hodgeman County.

At 10:09 p.m. Monday, the Hodgeman County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an area farmer reporting that he had located a body in his field. Responding deputies located a deceased Hispanic male approximately 3 miles west of Hanston and east of the intersection of NE 225 Road and N Road.

The sheriff’s office requested KBI assistance at approximately 10:45 p.m. Monday. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate.

 

The deceased male has not yet been identified. An autopsy will be conducted. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

This investigation is ongoing. No further information will be released at this time.

— KBI