Detroit police investigating after body found in garbage can behind meat shop on 7 Mile

Unknown if foul play involved

Detroit police are investigating after a body was found in a garbage can June 29, 2018. (WDIV)

DETROIT – A body was found Friday afternoon in a garbage can behind a meat shop on Detroit's west side.

Police said they believe the body was in the trash receptacle behind the building on 7 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue for several days, but it's unknown if foul play was involved.

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Police are investigating.


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