Police: Phoenix park closed for search of homicide evidence
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - Portions of South Mountain Park and Preserve in Phoenix have temporarily closed as investigators search for evidence in a homicide, police said Sunday.
A hiker reported finding a human skull at the preserve on Jan. 14.
During a search Saturday, police said detectives located additional human remains. They then turned them over to the Maricopa County Forensic Medical Center.
Due to signs of trauma appearing on the skull, police said they ruled the death as a homicide.
Police said detectives are actively following up on all leads. They are also working with the county medical examiner’s office to identify the victim.
