Man found dead at Interurban Road residence

As of The Citizen’s Tuesday evening deadline, the Platte County Sheriff’s Department was investigating the death of a 56-year-old white male as a “possible homicide.” The man was found dead outside a residence in the 18000 block of Interurban Road.  Sheriff’s deputies responded to two disturbance calls at the residence on Tuesday. The first call was received shortly before 2 p.m. and cleared, but police were called back to the scene shortly after 3 p.m. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Department were speaking Tuesday with a 59-year-old relative of the deceased who is considered a person of interest. As of press time, the names of both the victim and the person of interest are not being released to allow for family notifications.