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Burned body found in Phoenix identified
Phoenix police have identified a man who was killed and set on fire near 9th Avenue and Buchanan back in December.
PHOENIX - Police have identified a man who died after he was set on fire near downtown Phoenix back in December.
Phoenix Police say officers on Dec. 1 saw what appeared to be smoke from a fire near Ninth Avenue and Buchanan Street.
Officers found the fire and after putting it out, they saw what appeared to be a man's body severely burned.
Firefighters responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead.
The man's death was ruled a murder and on Jan. 11, police released a composite sketch of the victim in hopes that the public could help identify him.
On Aug. 10, police announced that the victim was identified as 45-year-old Obee Ryan.
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Phoenix Police release sketch of man who died after being set on fire
He was described as a black man between 20 and 60 years old, who is 5'8" and 130 pounds. He was wearing a possible dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, unknown pants or shorts, and tennis shoes.'
The case is being investigated as a murder, but no arrests have been made in the case.
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Man found burned to death in downtown Phoenix
A man was set on fire near 9th Avenue and Buchanan Street on Dec. 1, and police are trying to figure out who did it.