PHOENIX – A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in west Phoenix last week, authorities said.
Officers responded to a call about an object that appeared to be a body on the side of the road in the area of 56th Avenue and Broadway Road around 10:50 p.m. Friday, the Phoenix Police Department said.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office took custody of the remains, which were wrapped in large amounts of material. The deceased person was identified as 24-year-old Jioenise Summerfield…