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Body Found in Melrose Identified as Man Missing Since October
MELROSE - The body found off the Lake Wobegon Trail in Melrose on Sunday night has been identified.
In a news release, Melrose Police Chief Craig Maus says the man was identified as 22-year-old Edgar Juarez.
The body was found by police on Sunday night. Maus says they found it in a lightly wooded area in the 700 Block of 2nd Street Southeast.
An autopsy done by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office determined he died of a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head.
Juarez was reported missing to police on October 28th last year but hasn't been seen since October 20th.
The family has been notified.
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