(KAIR)--The discovery of a body at a Horton apartment complex is under investigation, with local authorities being assisted by outside agencies.
According to a release from Horton Police, officers were called to the Lake Village Apartments, around 4:30 Monday afternoon, after the unattended death of a 33-year-old was reported.
Horton Police Chief Jon Boller, the release notes, “contacted the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the [Kansas Bureau of Investigation,] and the Brown County Attorney to assist with a thorough investigation.”
According to the release, the case remains under investigation “and further information will be released as permitted."
The identity of the person is being withheld, pending notification of relatives.
Boller, in the release, says “residents of the community need not be alarmed as law enforcement does not believe that there is a current threat to the community.”
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