Authorities ID body of man found in southern Minnesota

Published 9:51 am Wednesday, June 29, 2016

By Associated Press

OWATONNA — Authorities have confirmed the identity of a man whose body was found in southern Minnesota.

The Steele County sheriff’s office identifies the man as 22-year-old Richard William Jurgensen of Medford.

Sheriff Lon Thiele said in a news release that Jurgensen’s death is being investigated as a homicide. No one has been arrested.

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According to reports a 911 call alerted police to the body early Sunday. The body was found on a gravel road in a rural area of Steele County.

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