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Investigation underway after dead male found in vehicle

A car is driving down the road on a sunny day.An unidentified man with an apparent gunshot wound was found in a 2009 black Ford Focus on Interstate 10 in Holmes County. An investigation is underway by law enforcement. [CONTRIBUTED]

 

A dead 44-year-old male from Keystone Heights was found in a vehicle on Interstate 10 in Holmes County on Oct. 5, according to law enforcement officials.

The unidentified man was located in a 2009 black Ford Focus registered from Kentucky by a Florida Road Ranger at 8:51 a.m. Next of kin has not been notified as of this post. 

A news release from the Florida Highway Patrol said he had ‘what appeared to be a gunshot wound.’

A car is driving down the road on a sunny day.
An unidentified man with an apparent gunshot wound was found in a 2009 black Ford Focus on Interstate 10 in Holmes County. An investigation is underway by law enforcement. [CONTRIBUTED]

‘The Florida Highway Patrol, Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence (BCII) division responded and is investigating this matter,’ the release said. ‘This incident is still under active investigation at this time. Additional information will be provided when available.’

The Holmes County Sheriff’s Department assisted at the scene. 

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