Salt Lake City police investigate suspicious downtown death
May 14, 2023, 2:33 PM | Updated: May 15, 2023, 11:17 am
(The Salt Lake City Police Department)
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after a dead body was found in downtown Salt Lake City.
According to police, a bystander found an unconscious person in a field just east of 536 South 200 West at approximately 11 a.m.
“(SLCPD) officers arrived and confirmed the person in the field was dead,” reads the police press release. “Due to the nature of the case, detectives consider this to be a suspicious death.”
On Monday, police identified the deceased as 46-year-old Jennbah Tsosie. Her cause of death is still under investigation.
SLCPD asks anyone with information to call 801-799-3000. They believe there is no threat to the nearby community.
We are investigating a suspicious death in downtown.
At this point, there is no threat to our community.
The cause and manner of death will be determined by the medical examiner’s office.
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