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Construction workers find body at vacant Phoenix home near 3rd Avenue and Fillmore Street

Construction workers find body at PHX vacant home
Posted at 2:30 PM, Jun 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-28 19:43:18-04

PHOENIX — Police are investigating after construction workers found a body at a vacant home in downtown Phoenix Monday morning.

Police said at about 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a call regarding a deceased person near 3rd Avenue and Fillmore Street.

Officers arrived and found a decomposing male body that was discovered by construction workers who were doing demolition work on a vacant home.

Police said due to the placement in which the body was found, the incident is being investigated as a homicide.

No other details were provided.

An investigation is currently underway.