Dec 02, 2021

KBI: 68-year-old man found dead in his Kansas home

Posted Dec 02, 2021 6:29 PM

CHEROKEE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Galena Police Department are conducting a death investigation in Galena, Kansas, according to a media release from the KBI.

Just after 6:30p.m.  Wednesday, Galena Police officers were dispatched to 801 East 11th Street in Galena after a subject reported that he had located a deceased person.

Officers  found a man identified as the homeowner, 68-year-old Jerrold L. Brewer. It was not immediately clear how Brewer died.

The KBI was asked to assist in the death investigation. Special agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the home. An autopsy is scheduled., according to the KBI.