DALLAS — Police found a man dead after receiving a call about someone dragging a body to an apartment complex dumpster south of downtown Dallas on Tuesday night, officials said.
The victim was identified Thursday as Leslie Glen Jones, 39, according to a police news release.
Anyone who knows the victim is asked to contact detective Cody Clark at 469-849-3761 or at cody.clark@dallascityhall.com
Dallas police had responded about 11 p.m. to the 2900 block of Holmes Street, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Interstate 45.
A caller reported that they saw someone drag a body from the apartment complex to a dumpster, according to a police news release. When officers arrived, they found a man covered with tires and trash.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and saw that the man had multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are still investigating the man's death. More information about what happened remained unknown Wednesday morning, and police have not identified a motive.
The police department's homicide unit is asking anyone with information to call police. The case number is 199485-2021.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Crime Stoppers offers up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the case.
