Overview
- Emergency crews were called for a roof rescue near Central Avenue and Thomas Road on Tuesday morning and found an adult male deceased on the roof of a business.
- Police say preliminary information suggests the man encountered electrical equipment and may have been electrocuted, but the cause of death has not been formally confirmed.
- Phoenix Fire Department responders pronounced the man dead at the scene and reported no other injuries.
- Phoenix Police detectives have taken over the scene, have not released the decedent’s identity, and are investigating the circumstances.
- Investigators are expected to await a formal cause of death from an autopsy and to check utility and building equipment as part of the probe into how the man came into contact with electrical gear.