[BREAKING] Body believed to be Kansas City highway shooting suspect found in flooded basement more than a week after police standoff

Kansas City police believe they have found the body of the gunman suspected of killing a person in a series of highway shootings Wednesday inside the burned basement of a relative's home, where police searched days earlier.

Oscar Sanchez-Muñoz, 22, was wanted for allegedly shooting at a motor vehicle on June 11 in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and had an outstanding warrant in the same county for aggravated assault, which carries a $100,000 bond, according to the FBI.

He was also the main suspect in five shootings on June 16 along Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Missouri, just a few miles from Arrowhead Stadium, where several FIFA World Cup matches were being held.

Police said Sánchez-Muñoz's relatives found a body Wednesday in the basement of the Independence, Missouri, home.

The body was wearing clothing that matched that of Sánchez Muñoz, who police believed had initially escaped during a fire that broke out in the middle of the June 16 standoff, Kansas City police Capt.

Jake Becchina said, according to KMBC.

Law enforcement had searched the home during the investigation after the standoff, but it was nearly impossible to thoroughly search the basement, flooded with water after the fire and filled with furniture and trash.

"At the end of the fire, there were several feet of water inside the basement, that night and into the next day," Becchina said, calling it "one of the most congested basements" he has seen in his law enforcement career.

"There was enough debris there that you couldn't get up.

Piles.

It was piles of stuff." He also noted that the staircase leading to the basement had collapsed in the fire and that investigators had to “jump” down to search.

The family had returned to the home several times since the confrontation and fire, and it was while sifting through piles of debris that they noticed the smell of decomposition, which led them to the remains before contacting police, Becchina said.

He added that the body was out of sight, under the mess and that a “significant amount” of manpower was needed to clear debris from the body.

Homicide detectives and the Jackson County Medical Examiner are conducting a death investigation to confirm the body of Sanchez Muñoz and the cause of death.

The Sánchez-Muñoz shooting left one person dead (Jeremy Keenan, who died after being shot and crashing his car into a pole) and left another with serious injuries, News Nation reported.

Many other victims, including an Uber driver who was shot in the leg while driving fans to the World Cup match between Argentina and Algeria, are expected to recover.

After the shootings, police allegedly tracked Sánchez Muñoz to his family home in Independence, where a standoff ensued that lasted hours before the house caught fire.

Police initially believed Sánchez Muñoz had escaped during the fire, prompting a nationwide search led by the FBI's Kansas City field office, which offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

Sánchez-Muñoz's mother and stepfather told NewsNation that their son had recently shown signs of a mental health problem, and his mother said she believed it might be schizophrenia.

His mother said they tried to commit him to a mental health facility, but he did not want to enter voluntarily.

Keenan's mother said her son's death had devastated her, but said she understands his alleged killer was struggling with mental health issues.

"Hopefully it sheds light on mental health," Debra Keenan told the outlet.

"Someone like that is not

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