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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">July 9, 2024</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Paul Dickinson
<br />Assistant Police Chief
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7652
<br />Paul.Dickinson@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia Police perform death investigation in the 400 block of Locust Street, July 8</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 8, Columbia police responded to the 400 block of Locust Street in connection to a death investigation.<br /><br />Upon arrival, the scene was secured and examined by crime scene investigators. Officers learned a member of the public discovered a male deceased with no obvious signs of trauma. The male was taken by the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation. <br /><br />Preliminary information indicates there are no signs of foul play.<br /><br />This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652. If you would like to provide information without giving your name contact CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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