Deputies investigate death of man found near Mediapolis Community School property

DES MOINES Co., Iowa (KWQC) - Des Moines County deputies are investigating after a man was found dead on the outlying grounds of the Mediapolis Community School property.

According to Sheriff Kevin Glendening, the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office responded about 11:13 a.m. March 13 to a report of a person found on the outlying grounds of the Mediapolis Community School property. A Des Moines County Sheriff’s Deputy, who is the Mediapolis School Resource Officer, was on the scene immediately.

The person was identified as a middle-aged adult man, deputies said.

The investigation is ongoing, deputies said. The death does not appear to be a suspicious death.

There was a high law enforcement presence in the area on March 13, according to deputies. There is believed to be no direct or active threat to the school, students, or staff.

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