Woman found dead along Phoenix canal: PD

Phoenix Police say they are investigating the death of a woman who was found along a canal on March 6.

What we know:

Per a brief statement, officers were called at around 7:40 a.m. to the area of 28th Street and Oak Street to find a woman unresponsive with signs of trauma.

"Details on the call indicated that an adult female was on the nearby canal bank and was unresponsive," read a portion of the statement. "When officers arrived, they located the woman, who was ultimately pronounced deceased on scene."

On March 8, police identified the woman as 42-year-old Alex Fleming.

What's next:

The cause of death will be determined in a postmortem examination. 

What you can do:

Anyone with information is asked to call police or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.

Area where the incident happened

The Source: Information for this article was gathered from a statement released by the Phoenix Police Department.

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