Police investigating after dead body found in canal in Glendale

PHOENIX — Police are investigating after a dead body was found in a canal in Glendale on Monday morning.

Officers were called to 77th Lane and Missouri Avenue about a body in the canal at about 7:30 a.m., the Glendale Police Department said in an email.

A dive team recovered the body, which was identified as 27-year-old Grayson John Hancotte, police said.

Detectives said Hancotte’s death was ruled as a homicide.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446), or the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.

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