LAKE COUNTY, IN — Indiana State Police are investigating after a man’s body was found Feb. 28 near I-65 in Crown Point, IN.
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Police identified the man who died as 23-year-old Nelson Daniel Ramos-Rivas, from Venezuela.
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According to police, Ramos-Rivas lived in Tillamook County, Oregon.
Officers suspected foul play in Ramos-Rivas’ death, according to a release from the police department. Two men who were recently taken into custody by the FBI and a sheriff’s office in Washington were identified as the suspects in this case, according to police.
Officers say charges are pending in Indiana for the two men.
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