Submitted

The Elk County Sheriff’s Office requested Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) assistance on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at around 2:30 p.m., after an adult male was discovered deceased on Elk Valley USD No. 283 school property.

KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to Longton, Kan., to conduct a death investigation.

School personnel discovered the deceased man on Tuesday afternoon around 2 p.m. and immediately notified local law enforcement. The investigation determined the man was alone on school property at around 3 a.m., and did not leave the area.

The deceased man has been positively identified as Jason Barrager, 50, of Independence, Mo. Barrager did not have obvious injuries to his body. An autopsy will be performed.

At this time there are no indications of foul play in Barrager’s death, or evidence suggesting that students or the public are at risk related to this incident.

The investigation is ongoing.