UPDATE: The body has been identified as 22-year-old Jonathan Grammer. Please respect the family’s privacy during this time.

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According to MHP, a body was found on the side of I-55 early Monday morning.

MHP said that they received a call at 6:17 a.m.

They found a pedestrian who had been hit and killed and there were no vehicles on scene.

The body was found on the southbound side of I-55 near the Copiah and Lincoln County line near exit 48.

This is being investigated as a hit-and-run.

This is an active investigation.