The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshall County Coroner’s Office have released the identity of a man whose body was found after 11 p.m. ET on June 18 on 20th Road west of State Road 331 near the Tippecanoe River crossing. The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Martez Roberts from Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The next of kin was notified.
Police say Roberts was reported missing June 10, 2022.
Roberts’ death was ruled a homicide following an autopsy conducted Monday afternoon, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. Police say the autopsy showed that Roberts suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The investigation into this homicide remains open.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety continue to gather information in this investigation.
