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Baltimore Police Need Help To ID Homicide Victim

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore police need the public's help to identify a homicide victim.

Officers were called to the 1000 block of N. Payton Street for a complaint on June 16 around 12:45 p.m.

According to police, they found what they believed to be a person's remains. Homicide detectives and the medical examiner's office were summoned to the scene and assumed the investigation.

On June 17, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and believe the person was of African-American or Hispanic descent.

Police have created this composite of the person's tattoos hoping to help identify them.

Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. You can also text tips to 443-902-4824.

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