Funeral Monday in Sartell for NDSU student Thomas Bearson

Candlelight service for Thomas Bearson
An earlier candlelight vigil for Thomas Bearson on Sept. 23 in Sartell.
Kimm Anderson / AP via St. Cloud Times

Thomas Bearson, the North Dakota State University freasman who was found dead last week, will be buried Monday in his hometown of Sartell, Minnesota.

The service is set for 11 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.

The body of the 18-year-old freshman was found last Tuesday at a Moorhead RV dealership, about five miles from the party in Fargo where he was last seen three days earlier.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner ruled Bearson's death a homicide, but authorities are not saying how he was killed for fear of jeopardizing the investigation.

Moorhead police are urging anyone with information about the case to contact them. Investigators are also urging the public to keep an eye out for Bearson's silver iPhone 5 and his left shoe, a white, size 9.5 Nike Air Jordan

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