Man’s Body Found in South-Central Kansas

Authorities are investigating after a man’s body was found in a ditch near the Sedgwick County town of Kechi.

KAKE reports that a man walking his dog found the body in a ditch Monday morning. Lt. Dave Mattingly of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the man has been identified as 23-year-old Deandre Freeman Jr.

He said it’s too early to tell how Freeman died, but the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Investigators are looking into the activities of the victim from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30. Authorities also are looking for a 1990s model, Black Ford Probe.

Anyone with information is asked to call authorities.