Using the victim's fingerprints, Windsor police detectives have identified the man murdered in downtown Windsor as 32-year-old Amir Hayat Malik of Windsor.
Officers taped off a large area around 563 Brant. St. Thursday morning after two electricians found Malik's body near an alley.
Malik was last seen alive Thursday in the 1300 block of Howard Ave. between midnight and 1am. He was found without a shirt, police say, and obvious trauma to his body.
Detective Mark Denonville says Malik was known to police. Currently he says no suspects or persons of interest have been identified. A motive has also not been established yet. "We are currently following up a number of leads," Denonville says.
Denonville says he's unsure if the victim was killed where his body was found. "We`re not able to determine that at this time. The conclusion of the autopsy may help us with that," he says.
Police say an autopsy should be complete Friday in London.
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police interview witnesses after an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
The Emergency Command Unit arrives on the scene of an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Detectives canvass an alley in the 500 block of Brant St. near where the body was discovered. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Public Information Officer Sgt. Matthew D'Asti arrives on scene to address the media about an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police officers go on nearby rooftops searching for possible evidence, June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police officers go on nearby rooftops searching for possible evidence, June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
Police investigate an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Brant St., June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Viau)
