Body found wrapped in sheet identified as 34-year-old woman

UPDATE @ 4:13 p.m.:

The identity of a woman whose body found wrapped on a sheet in the 3300 block of Haberer Avenue has been released.

The woman was 34-year-old Victoria I. Simpson, according to Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger.

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The cause of death has not been determined.

The case is under investigation by Dayton police.

UPDATE @ 8:45 a.m.: 

Police continue to investigate after the body of a woman was found wrapped in a sheet on Haberer Avenue early Thursday morning.

Officers said the woman’s cause of death is still under investigation and it was unknown if she died from any kind of trauma.

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The body was removed by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office before 8:30 a.m.

The woman’s cause of death is pending autopsy results from the coroner’s office.

Additional details, including the woman’s identity, were not released.

We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.

UPDATE @ 8:15 a.m.:

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has responded after police were dispatched to investigate reports of a body found on Haberer Avenue in Dayton Thursday morning.

Police have not indicated if the death is believed to be suspicious.

We’ll continue to update this story as new details become available.

FIRST REPORT

Police are investigating reports of a body that was found wrapped in a sheet on Haberer Avenue in Dayton Thursday morning, according to initial reports.

Police responded to the 3300 block of Haberer Avenue around 7 a.m. after a caller reported finding what appeared to be a body wrapped in a sheet near a sewer drain, according to police scanner traffic.

Officers are on scene and have placed crime scene tape up in the area.

Additional details were not immediately available.

We have a crew on the scene and we’ll update this story as we learn more.

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