Phoenix police officers found a man dead in the trunk of a vehicle after reports of a homicide, spokesperson Sgt. Rob Scherer said.
On March 28, a Phoenix police officer received information about a homicide in the area of 24th and Van Buren streets, Scherer said. The officer was told that a man had been killed and then placed in the truck of a vehicle before it was driven away, according to Scherer.
The vehicle was found near 25th and Adams streets with Derek Standridge, 44, inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Scherer…