Woman’s body found in SUV on Detroit’s west side, police investigating as a possible murder Body found in parked vehicle west of Corktown
Police are investigating after a woman's body was found inside an SUV on July 26, 2020. (WDIV)
DETROIT – Police are investigating the possible murder of a woman on Detroit’s west side.
Her body was found at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday in a white SUV in the 1700 block of Wabash Street, near Michigan Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard.
Police didn’t say how she died, but said they think she had been dead for a few days.
The investigation is ongoing.
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