PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a possible connection between a homicide and an armed robbery that happened early Friday morning.
Police launched the investigation after a man was found dead on the side of the road, the department said.
Phoenix police were notified around 4 a.m. to check on the adult male near the intersection of 19th and Alice avenues, officers said. Sergeant Vincent Cole said there were obvious signs of trauma on the man's body.
Shortly after, police responded to a separate incident where an armed robbery occurred around 5 a.m. near the intersection of 19th and Dunlap avenues.
Police arrested 30-year-old Jose Martinez in connection to the incidents.
Detectives are investigating how these two incidents may be related based on preliminary information.
The department is asking anyone with relevant information regarding these incidents to contact Phoenix Police Crime Stop at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
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