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Las Vegas police find body in a trunk on West Tropicana Avenue

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide after finding a decomposing body in the trunk of a BMW.

Metro says at around 1:46 p.m. dispatch received a call about a suspicious white BMW with a foul order.

Upon arrival, Las Vegas police officers found a human body decomposing in the trunk after forcing entry into the car.

UPDATE: Man found dead in trunk died from gunshot wounds to head, coroner finds

While it is unclear how the person was killed, police say the death was nefarious.

Las Vegas police investigate homicide on W. Tropicana

Details are limited at this time but will be added to this article as they become available