Police investigating after body of man found at landfill in southwest Valley

PHOENIX — Police are investigating the death of a man who was found at a landfill at southwest Valley on Wednesday, authorities said.

Buckeye police officers were called to the Republic Services Southwest Regional Landfill off State Route 85 at about 11:30 a.m. after the body was found, the department said in a press release.

Officers had to recover the body before the medical examiner’s office conducts an autopsy.

From there, a cause and manner of death will be determined.

No other details were immediately available.

Anyone with information can call Buckeye police at 623-349-6000 or submit a tip online.

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