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Phoenix Police Open Homicide Investigation After Alex Fleming, 42, Found Dead Near Canal

Detectives request public tips pending the medical examiner’s ruling.

Overview

  • Officers were called just after 7:45 a.m. Friday to a central Phoenix canal area for an unknown trouble report and found Fleming unresponsive with signs of trauma, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Homicide detectives are collecting evidence and reviewing nearby surveillance footage.
  • Location details varied in initial reports, with later coverage citing 28th and Oak streets and other outlets listing 28th Street and McDowell Road.
  • Officials addressed online speculation by saying there was no connection to a separate case referenced on social media, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
  • Police asked anyone with information to contact Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO or to submit an anonymous tip online.