{"id":7910,"date":"2020-07-07T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T00:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=7910"},"modified":"2020-07-07T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T00:58:11","slug":"death-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/07\/07\/death-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Death-Investigation-graphic.jpg?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Death-Investigation-graphic.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Death-Investigation-graphic.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, July\u00a02, 2020, the\u00a0Lakeland Police Department was called to the 900 block of E. Bella Vista St.\u00a0regarding a body that had been located in a wooded area north of the roadway.\u00a0\u00a0Detectives\u00a0initially\u00a0were unable to confirm the identity or cause of death at the location. The body was transferred to the Medical Examiner\u2019s office\u00a0for an autopsy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the\u00a0body was identified as Ricky Kimball of Lakeland.\u00a0A cause of death is not known and is pending further investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricky\u00a0Kimball, age 65,\u00a0had been\u00a0reported missing during the early morning hours of June 30, 2020, from his work location, the Circle K located at 4415 Kathleen Road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, filed with the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office, states that Kimball was working his normal shift when he walked outside to take a break. Kimball never returned to the store.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This remains an open and active investigation. If anyone has any information related to the case, please contact Detective\u00a0Ted Sealey\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Edward.Sealey@Lakelandgov.net\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edward.Sealey@Lakelandgov.net<\/a>\u00a0or 863.834.5991.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July\u00a02, 2020, the\u00a0Lakeland Police Department was called to the 900 block of E. 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