TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — An investigation is underway after a body was found near Interstate 80 in Tooele County on Wednesday afternoon.
Officials report that based on initial investigations, the victim was a "middle-aged male" and the cause of death was "likely a result of multiple gunshot wounds."
A motorist driving by the area initially reported the possible dead body near mile marker 93 on the westbound side of I-80 at 1:39 p.m. Wednesday.
When they arrived, troopers found a body "several feet off the roadway in the dirt area on the north shoulder in some sagebrush," UHP reported.
A lane in the area was closed for several hours Wednesday as an investigation was conducted.
The Utah State Bureau of Investigation has taken the lead on the investigation and is working to identify the victim in order to notify the next of kin.
Further information about the victim's identity was not made available.
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