PHOENIX — Police are trying to figure out how a woman's body ended up in a Phoenix canal after recovering the body early Tuesday morning. Police said the woman had suffered a gunshot wound.
The Phoenix Police Department has offered little information on the body found in the 32nd Street and McDowell Road canal section, but confirmed that the victim has been identified as 37-year-old Janet Begaue.
"It is very early in this investigation, but the victim is believed to be an adult female," investigators said. "Officers are on scene for this incident as well."
Police are now treating this as a homicide investigation, and ask anyone with information on the crime to contact the Phoenix Police Department, or reach out through Silent Witness.
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Silent Witness
Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.