Jason George Reker identified as man found dead at Talegalla Weir
A man found dead in suspicious circumstances at a Fraser Coast weir on the weekend has now been identified.
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The man found dead at Talegalla Weir on Sunday can now be identified as Jason George Reker.
The investigation into Mr Reker’s death is continuing after his body was found near his car near Talegalla Weir on Sunday morning.
Spent bullet casings and a double barrel shotgun were found not far from his body.
He had serious injuries to his lower body.
Police said then they believed he had been hit by a vehicle which then fled the scene sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
A member of the public found the body near a gold Nissan Patrol.
A crime scene was declared after emergency services were called to Talegalla Drive, near the intersection of Weir Road, at 7.35am on Sunday.
On Wednesday a police spokeswoman said four people had been released without charge after being arrested on Tuesday in relation to Mr Reker’s suspicious death.
As part of Operation Xray Coronado, police said they identified a Ford Falcon ute that was allegedly involved in mortally injuring Mr Reker found dead on Talegalla Drive.
The Ford was found behind an abandoned service station off Bauple Woolooga Road, Bauple on Monday afternoon, police said.
At that location, police arrested four people: two women and a man all aged in their 20s and a man aged in his 30s.
But on Wednesday a police spokeswoman confirmed the four were later released without charge.
They are continuing to assist police with inquiries, the spokeswoman said.
Investigations are ongoing and a forensic examination of the ute is being carried out.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield told media on Monday Mr Reker’s exact cause of death had not been confirmed with police awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination.
However, his injuries were consistent with being hit by a motor vehicle.
“We haven’t got a cause of death at all.
“We can only get that through the pathologist,’’ Det Inspect Mansfield said.
Forensic police took tyre impressions from the scene to determine what type of vehicle may have hit him.
Police believed a vehicle left the scene and they were working to locate both the vehicle and its driver.
“There are signs of another vehicle and his injuries would suggest he has been hit by another vehicle.’’
Det Inspect Mansfield said it was unclear how the weapon found at the scene was involved in what unfolded.
“We are still trying to establish the use of the firearm and that it was involved at all,’’ he said while adding that the presence of the gun and spent casings suggested it was involved in some way.
Det Inspect Mansfield said that given the circumstances of the body, police did not believe the man’s death was self-inflicted.
Police established Operation Xray Coronado to investigate the suspicious death and urged anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Policelink at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Investigations are ongoing.
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