Authorities ID body found in burning garage near Richards and Center

Updated: 4:41 p.m. on June 17, 2020

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Authorities have identified the body of a man found in a garage Tuesday, June 16 as 35-year-old Christopher Murray.

The Milwaukee Fire Department located the body on Tuesday, June 16.

Police say foul play is not suspected. Autopsy results are pending.

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Updated: 5:48 p.m. on June 16, 2020

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee police say the body of a 35-year-old man was found in a burning garage near Richards and Center on Tuesday, June 16.

The Milwaukee Fire Department located the body around 2:46 p.m. 

The circumstances leading up to the fire are under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD at 414-935-7360 or Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.

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Posted: 3:55 p.m. on June 16, 2020

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office responded to a "suspicious death" of an adult male Tuesday, June 16.

According to the medical examiner, the body was found in a garage near Richards and Center.

The Milwaukee Fire Department confirms that they responded to the scene for a garage fire when the body of a man was located.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.

Milwaukee police are investigating.

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