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Woman found dead behind Mpls. home

Officers arrived at the home on the 3500 block of Dupont Ave. North and found the victim's body behind the residence.
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Homicide investigators are trying to determine how the body of a woman ended up behind a home on the north side of Minneapolis Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS — Homicide investigators are looking for answers after a body was found behind a home on the city's north side Tuesday. 

A police spokesman says officers were dispatched following a 911 call reporting a dead body behind a residence on the 3500 block of Dupont Ave. North around 5:30 p.m.

Officers arrived and found the body of an adult woman. At this point police have not commented on a cause of death. 

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office is working on identifying the person.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

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