Little Rock police are investigating as a homicide the death of a man whose body was found Friday morning.
Police spokesman Lt. Casey Clark said officers received a call around 10:15 a.m. from a pedestrian reporting a possible dead body at 2702 S. Brown St.
Police found a deceased man, possibly in his 30s, in the alley between the house and a community garden, according to Casey.
The spokesman said investigators determined the man’s death to be a homicide based on trauma to the body but declined to detail the nature of the injuries, citing the ongoing investigation.
Homicide detectives remained on scene investigating as of 11:45 a.m.
EARLIER:
Little Rock police are investigating after a body was found behind a building Friday morning.
The agency wrote on Twitter shortly after 10:30 a.m. that the body was located near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Brown Street.
Spokesman Eric Barnes said the case is being investigated as a homicide. An Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter is headed to the scene. Check back for updates.
This story was originally published at 11:11 a.m.