Overview

• Officers responded around 11:45 a.m. Monday after a report of a body near a Phoenix canal.
• Responding police noted obvious signs of trauma and early decomposition on the victim.
• Detectives canvassed the neighborhood, collected evidence, and looked for surveillance video.
• The victim remains unidentified, and the body was transferred to the medical examiner.
• Authorities urge tips to Phoenix police or Silent Witness as the investigation continues.