Authorities Investigate Burning Man Homicide
Festival organizers are cooperating with the investigation
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a male at this year’s Burning Man festival.
The details:
Authorities were alerted to the presence of “a male subject lying in a pool of blood” in the futurist encampment of Black Rock City on the evening of Saturday August 30, just as the festival was reaching its climax.
The responding officers found an as-yet-unidentified white adult male “obviously deceased.”
A homicide investigation was launched on the Sunday, with Pershing county sheriff Jerry Allen releasing a statement on Monday September 1 calling for witnesses and assistance in identifying the man.
Organizers have stated they are cooperating with law enforcement.
What they said:
County sheriff Jerry Allen: “There is no further information available at this time but it will be released as appropriate to provide for communication, while still preserving the integrity of the complicated investigation of a crime in a city which will be gone by the middle of the week.”
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a male at this year’s Burning Man festival.
The details:
Authorities were alerted to the presence of “a male subject lying in a pool of blood” in the futurist encampment of Black Rock City on the evening of Saturday August 30, just as the festival was reaching its climax.
The responding officers found an as-yet-unidentified white adult male “obviously deceased.”
A homicide investigation was launched on the Sunday, with Pershing county sheriff Jerry Allen releasing a statement on Monday September 1 calling for witnesses and assistance in identifying the man.
Organizers have stated they are cooperating with law enforcement.
What they said:
County sheriff Jerry Allen: “There is no further information available at this time but it will be released as appropriate to provide for communication, while still preserving the integrity of the complicated investigation of a crime in a city which will be gone by the middle of the week.”
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a male at this year’s Burning Man festival.
The details:
Authorities were alerted to the presence of “a male subject lying in a pool of blood” in the futurist encampment of Black Rock City on the evening of Saturday August 30, just as the festival was reaching its climax.
The responding officers found an as-yet-unidentified white adult male “obviously deceased.”
A homicide investigation was launched on the Sunday, with Pershing county sheriff Jerry Allen releasing a statement on Monday September 1 calling for witnesses and assistance in identifying the man.
Organizers have stated they are cooperating with law enforcement.
What they said:
County sheriff Jerry Allen: “There is no further information available at this time but it will be released as appropriate to provide for communication, while still preserving the integrity of the complicated investigation of a crime in a city which will be gone by the middle of the week.”
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- We covered it because it’s news regarding a major festival.
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