Body found near Rising City

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DAVID CITY -- Butler County and state authorities are investigating the death of an Ogallala man whose body was found in a car at the east edge of Rising City before dawn on Friday.

County Attorney Julie Reiter said John W. Morris, 39, was found dead from a gunshot wound. The car was between two sets of railroad tracks on the east edge of town, and it appeared it had gone through a fence next to the town's yard waste compost pile.

The county dispatch center got a call about the car at 4:45 a.m. Friday. The time of death has not been determined.

Sheriff Marcus Siebken said his office and the Nebraska State Patrol are looking into the circumstances of Morris’ death.

Reiter said a weapon was found at the scene, and no arrests have been made.

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