(KNZA)--The search for a missing Blue Rapids man took a turn this week, with human remains found in rural Marshall County during the search for the whereabouts of Camoran Shoptese.
A release issued late Thursday morning by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says they, along with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, located the human remains around 5:30 Wednesday evening.
The KBI's Crime Scene Response Team responded to the area of the discovery, located northwest of Waterville, Kansas, near Sunflower and 2nd Roads; and, following that investigation, it's believed the remains are those of the 36-year-old Shoptese.
According to the release, agents found evidence indicating that Shoptese was murdered, but investigators don't believe there's any threat to the community. The release says a person of interest connected to the homicide in is police custody on unrelated charges.
Shoptese was last seen the evening of July 4 in Blue Rapids.
The KBI says the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online.
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