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Body found in burned out vehicle

Discovery made in rural Grant County
Posted at 2:44 PM, Oct 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-25 21:12:15-04

GRANT COUNTY—Indiana State Police, the Grant County Sheriff and the State Fire Marshall are investigating the death of a unidentified man whose body was found in a burned-out pickup, Friday.

The discovery was in a rural area, northeast of Indianapolis in Grant County, according to Ed Beaty, a public information officer with the sheriff's department.

Beaty says very little information about the investigation is available at this time, but a "person of interest" is being sought by authorities.

An autopsy will take place in Ft.Wayne.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Grant County Sheriff’s Department at 765-662-9836.