Death of man found in Kandiyohi County field ruled homicide

WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) - Sheriff’s officials say the death of a man whose body was found in a central Minnesota field is a homicide.

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 24-year-old David Medellin Jr. was found on Halloween in a field near Willmar. The cause of the man’s death has not been disclosed. But, sheriff’s officials say the death was ruled a homicide based on the results of an autopsy by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.