Wichita Falls Police Officers are investigating a dead body located in the 2000 block of 10th Street this afternoon (July 16).

At approximately 2:27 pm WFPD Patrol Officers were dispatched to an alley in the 2000 block of 9th street where a body had been observed in the backyard of a residence on 10th Street.

The Criminal Investigations Section and Crime Scene Technicians have been called to the scene. The race and sex of the deceased person has not been determined at this time.

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