‘I went numb’: Arrest made nearly two years after West Phoenix man found dead outside apartment complex

PHOENIX — Nearly two years after 38-year-old Mark Anthony Montaño was found dead outside a West Phoenix apartment complex, police said they have arrested a suspect in the case.

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Montaño was discovered in November 2024 by a dumpster near an apartment complex close to Indian School Road and 55th Avenue. Phoenix police said he died from asphyxiation. An orange-colored safety vest was wrapped around Montaño’s neck, and a plastic bag was found in his throat, according to court documents…

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