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A body discovered in a burning car in Riverview, Missouri Tuesday morning has been identified as 29-year-old Darren Seals, aka King D Seals. Police and fire crews had been called to the area for a vehicle fire.

Investigators say Seals had been shot.

For the last two years Seals had taken an active role in the Ferguson protests. Seals also had a following in the area as a rapper.

Investigators have not identified a motive in his death.

The case is being investigated as a homicide by the St. Louis County Police Department.

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