Woman's death ruled homicide after body found in East Baltimore alley

BALTIMORE — A woman's death earlier this month was ruled a homicide Tuesday after her body was found in an East Baltimore alley, police said.

Police said they found the body of 38-year-old Krista McGuire around 6:54 a.m. on May 1, in an alleyway on the 1000 block of Bontaparte Avenue.  

McGuire's body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office, where her death was ruled as a homicide due to trauma.  

Police said McGuire's death is an open homicide investigation.