Male body found behind building on Broad Street; death investigation underway
UPDATE: The deceased is a 49-year-old Black man, according to Capt. Robert Isabel of the Phenix City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division.
“The decedent’s identity will remain confidential at the time of this release until his family is notified of his passing,” Isabel said.
This is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Phenix City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division.
CNAW2News.com witnessed investigators collecting evidence and taking images inside and outside of a building on Broad Street and on Dillingham Street.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to contact Lt. Anglin at 334-448-28539 or Inv. Silva at 334-448-2838.
Original story: A death investigation is underway after a body of a man was found at a building in downtown Phenix City.
Patrol officers and investigators arrived at the building located in the 900 block of Broad Street after the discovery was made around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Investigators cordoned off the building using crime scene tape and traffic cones, as the investigation was being conducted.
A Black male in his late 40’s was found outside behind a building decomposed, according to Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr.
The man will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Investigators were seen taking photographs of evidence and placing evidence bags into the back of a cruiser. The investigation remains ongoing.
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Phenix City police presence reported at home on Broad St.
Police conducting investigation at home along Dillingham Street; unknown if connected to Broad St. scene
