Body believed to be Kansas City highway shooting suspect found in burned home's basement by family: police

Police told Fox News on Wednesday that a body believed to be Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the 22-year-old suspect in a deadly string of highway shootings near the Kansas City World Cup venues, was discovered by his family in the basement of a burned home.

Officials said the family contacted police at about 2 p.m. local time after finding decomposing remains hidden beneath piles of debris. 

While the family had visited the home several times since it caught fire during an overnight police standoff, police said they only discovered the body after removing debris and noticing a distinct odor.

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Previously, investigators, federal partners and K-9 units had repeatedly searched the Independence, Missouri, property without success. 

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