Openly gay candidate for mayor in USA is found mysteriously murdered and his body dumped on a riverbank

Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian was found dead today and the case is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said

  

Mississippi's first openly gay mayoral candidate, described as a 'passionate public servant' was found murdered and his body dumped alongside the river today.

The body of Marco McMillian, 34, was found on the Mississippi River levee at around 10am.
Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith confirmed the body belonged to McMillian, a dedicated democrat who was running to become mayor of Clarksdale. 

 The local sheriff's department said a 'person of interest' had been taken into custody in connection to the death but had not been charged.

Neither local police nor the coroner would provide further details of the cause of death but it is known the politician's body was found between Sherard and Rena Lara.

Authorities had been looking for McMillian since a man crashed the candidate's car into another vehicle yesterday. McMillian was not in the car and was soon reported missing. 

Marco McMillian was running as a democrat candidate for mayor of Clarksdale. Supporters said the politician, pictured right with President Obama, could have gone all the way