PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating after a body was found in a burning vehicle in a canal in west Phoenix.
At around 6:30 a.m. on April 1, police were called to the canal near 55th Avenue and Osborn Road for reports of a car on fire.
Once Phoenix firefighters put the fire out, investigators located someone inside who was dead.
On Thursday, police identified the man in the vehicle as 26-year-old Jose De Jesus Loeza.
Homicide detectives continue to investigate what led to his death.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Silent Witness at 480(WITNESS) or 480(TESTIGO) and provide an anonymous tip. Rewards will be paid for information leading to an arrest in this case.
