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Unidentified body found burning inside vehicle on Detroit’s west side

Body was found in alley behind home

An unidentified body was found burning inside of a vehicle on Detroit’s west side. (WDIV)

DETROIT – An unidentified body was found burning inside of a vehicle on Detroit’s west side.

The body was found on Monday (Dec. 9) at 7:30 p.m. at the rear of a home located in the 15000 block of Ohio Street inside a Dodge vehicle with their head facing the headrest of the passenger’s seat by Engine 40.

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Firefighters said they extinguished the fire and alerted the police when they came across the unidentified body, which was in the alley behind the home.

If anyone has any information about this crime, please call the Detroit Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.


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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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