Crime

Dallas water utility workers find body in vacant field

By Annie Gimbel

April 5, 2022 / 10:18 PM CDT / CBS Texas

Your Tuesday Afternoon Headlines April 5, 2022

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — City of Dallas Water Utility workers found a body in a vacant field on April 5.

Officers responded to 2630 52nd Street where they saw the body of an adult Black male and determined homicidal violence was the cause of his death.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office will use forensic techniques to determine the victim's identity. The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

Dallas Police Homicide Unit is asking that anyone with information regarding this offense contact Detective Chad Murphy at (214) 283-4934 or chad.murphy@dallascityhall.com.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.