Body found near residential demolition on Detroit's east side

Victim spotted behind vacant home on Hawthorne Street

A body was found in Detroit on Oct. 16, 2019. (WDIV)

DETROIT – A body was found Wednesday in the backyard of a vacant home on Hawthorne Street on Detroit's east side, according to police.

Officials are unsure how long the body had been lying there before it was found around 10 a.m.

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The person responsible is unknown.

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