Body of man found inside storage container after neighbors reported foul smell

BALTIMORE, MD – Police officers investigating a suspicious package complaint at a home in the Woodbrook neighborhood of Baltimore found a decomposing body. After receiving reports of a foul smell coming from a storage container on the front porch, neighbors called the police.

On January 5, at approximately 1:56 p.m., Western District patrol officers were called to the 3500 block of Holmes Avenue to investigate.

Upon their arrival, they located the storage container in front of a vacant home and detected a foul-smelling odor coming from the container. When they opened the container, they found a dead body inside.

The victim’s remains were transported to the Medical Examiner’s office, where the death was ruled as a homicide on January 6th. An autopsy confirmed the suspect was stabbed to death and the body was a male.

At this time, no suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been made.

Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.