The discovery of a body along the road to Mount Lemmon early Thursday is being investigated as a homicide, the Pima County Sheriff's Department says in a news release.
The body was reported about 5:30 a.m. along General Hitchcock Highway, near milepost 4.5, the department said in a news release.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene because the body had obvious signs of trauma, the release said.
Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or 88CRIME, the anonymous tipster line.
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