TROTWOOD -- The woman found dead in a garage Monday night has been identified as 28-year-old Candace Ayles of Brookville.
The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has not yet released a cause of death. People who live in the area where the woman was found, however, say the neighborhood has a drug problem.
November 26 coverage:
Woman Found Dead in Trotwood Garage
UPDATE -- Trotwood police are investigating a suspicious death. A passerby found the body of a woman face down inside a garage in the 1500 block of Red River St. off Guadalupe on Monday night.
Neighbors say the home has been vacant for about a year.
The passerby was cutting through the vacant yard when he said he noticed the body through an open garage door. That's when he ran to a nearby family member's house to call 911. Police say the woman is a known heroin addict and it appears she fell face down onto the garage floor.
"It's pretty scary. I'm glad I have dogs," neighbor Mindy Catterton said.
Police say the body didn't show any obvious signs of serious trauma, other than some scratches on her face from the fall. There was also no blood or weapons in plain sight. According to neighbors, the drug problem in the area has escalated recently.
"It's sad. I have a family here and you want to protect them as much as possible. And then things like this happen," said Kim, a neighbor who didn't want to reveal her last name.
"It's not getting any better. It's getting worse," agreed Catterton.
The coroner is expected to release the woman's cause of death and identity on Tuesday.
DEVELOPING STORY -- TROTWOOD -- A body is found in a garage in Trotwood and police have deemed the discovery suspicious.
Police say a teen was going to check out the abandoned home at 1572 Red River Street to see if there was anything inside of value to steal, but when he opened the side door to the garage he saw a white female lying face down on the floor.
Police are on the scene investigating the situation and gathering any evidence that may have been left there.
We have a crew at the scene and will bring you more tonight on FOX 45 News at 10 and ABC 22 News at 11.
The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has not yet released a cause of death. People who live in the area where the woman was found, however, say the neighborhood has a drug problem.
November 26 coverage:
Woman Found Dead in Trotwood Garage
UPDATE -- Trotwood police are investigating a suspicious death. A passerby found the body of a woman face down inside a garage in the 1500 block of Red River St. off Guadalupe on Monday night.
Neighbors say the home has been vacant for about a year.
The passerby was cutting through the vacant yard when he said he noticed the body through an open garage door. That's when he ran to a nearby family member's house to call 911. Police say the woman is a known heroin addict and it appears she fell face down onto the garage floor.
"It's pretty scary. I'm glad I have dogs," neighbor Mindy Catterton said.
Police say the body didn't show any obvious signs of serious trauma, other than some scratches on her face from the fall. There was also no blood or weapons in plain sight. According to neighbors, the drug problem in the area has escalated recently.
"It's sad. I have a family here and you want to protect them as much as possible. And then things like this happen," said Kim, a neighbor who didn't want to reveal her last name.
"It's not getting any better. It's getting worse," agreed Catterton.
The coroner is expected to release the woman's cause of death and identity on Tuesday.
DEVELOPING STORY -- TROTWOOD -- A body is found in a garage in Trotwood and police have deemed the discovery suspicious.
Police say a teen was going to check out the abandoned home at 1572 Red River Street to see if there was anything inside of value to steal, but when he opened the side door to the garage he saw a white female lying face down on the floor.
Police are on the scene investigating the situation and gathering any evidence that may have been left there.
We have a crew at the scene and will bring you more tonight on FOX 45 News at 10 and ABC 22 News at 11.
