Police identify suspect in 2024 west Phoenix apartment homicide case triggered by dead body

PHOENIX — Police announced the identification of a suspect more than a year after an investigation of a west Phoenix apartment complex homicide began following the discovery of a dead body in the area.

Officers patrolling the complex near Indian School Road and 55th Avenue were contacted by a witness on Nov. 12, 2024, just before 9:30 a.m. and found 38-year-old Mark Montano near the community dumpsters.

Authorities confirmed the man was dead and detectives later took over the investigation.

It was announced Tuesday that 44-year-old Raymond Drinkhouse was identified as the suspect of the fatal incident and he was booked into jail on one count of murder.

This remains an active investigation.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on Nov. 18, 2024.

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