TAMARAC, Fla. – Broward County sheriff's deputies have launched a homicide investigation after a body was found Wednesday in a wooded area behind an abandoned building in Tamarac.
Officer Keyla Concepcion, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said neighbors reported a strong smell coming the area in the 3700 block of West Commercial Boulevard and alerted deputies. The body appeared to be wrapped in plastic bags.
Concepcion said the circumstances of the person's death are unknown at this time.
Residents of the nearby Atlantic Apartments said the discovery was surprising.
"That's crazy. This is freaking crazy," one resident told Local 10's Roy Ramos.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
