PHOENIX – Detectives opened a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead on a Phoenix sidewalk Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Officers responded to a call about an injured person in the area of Van Buren Street and Interstate 17 around 7:30 a.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.
They found 43-year-old Brandy Thornton lying on the sidewalk with obvious signs of trauma. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said…