Man found dead off Utah freeway was shot multiple times, police say

A man found dead in sagebrush Wednesday off of the I-80 freeway in Tooele County had been shot multiple times, troopers confirmed Friday.

A man found dead in sagebrush Wednesday off of the I-80 freeway in Tooele County had been shot multiple times, troopers confirmed Friday. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)


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STANSBURY PARK — The body of a middle-aged man discovered along I-80 in Tooele County on Wednesday has turned into a homicide investigation.

"Initial indications from the investigation show that the cause of death was likely a result of multiple gunshot wounds," the Utah Highway Patrol announced in a statement Friday.

The body was discovered about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday by a passing motorist, several feet off the road in sagebrush on the west side of the freeway about 2 miles from the Grantsville turnoff.

Investigators say they are still working to positively identify the man and notify his next of kin.

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