Overview
- Officers were called just before 11 p.m. on Feb. 6 to Broadway Road near 55th–59th avenues after reports of an object on the roadside.
- The object was wrapped in a large amount of material, and police initially could not determine what it was.
- After several hours of scene processing, the medical examiner took custody and later identified the remains as 24-year-old Jioenise Summerfield.
- Phoenix police say they are investigating Summerfield’s death as a homicide, with no additional details on cause or suspects released.
- Anyone with information is urged to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO, with anonymous tips accepted and possible rewards available.