PHOENIX — Phoenix police are still searching for information and a suspect after a person was found dead on a roadway in south Phoenix.
Phoenix police officers responded to the area near 9th Street and Broadway Road on Jan. 1 at approximately 1:55 a.m. When officers got to the scene, they found 43-year-old Marcos Lugo Jr. dead in the roadway, with "obvious visible signs of trauma," police said.
Police said video surveillance — which depicts the assault and may be graphic for viewers — reviewed showed Lugo was assaulted in the roadway by an unknown person before being hit.
If you have any information regarding this case you can contact Silent Witness at 480-W-I-T-N-E-S-S, 480-948-6377, or 480-T-E-S-T-I-G-O for the Spanish-speaking tip line.
You can also leave an anonymous tip on the Silent Witness website at silentwitness.org. You remain completely anonymous and could earn a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the suspect(s) of this crime.
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