Detroit, MI
Detroit police: Body found in garbage can near public park
Police are investigating after a body was found in a garbage can near a Detroit park on Thursday.
Authorities said the body was discovered at 5:10 p.m. in the 20400 block of Omira Street, just south of 8 Mile Road, near Knudsen Park.
Police said Friday night that the person’s sex was unknown and the circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up, or the Major Crimes division of the Detroit Police Detective Bureau at 313-596-2240.
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