Body found with gun in Detroit sewer on west side

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A body was found in a sewer on Detroit's west side Friday afternoon. Police said a gun was found as well, although it is unclear if it is the murder weapon at this time. 

Detroit police and Michigan State Police were at the scene – at Tyler Avenue and Sussex Street, a couple blocks east of Greenfield. 

Residents gather around police as they investigate a dead body found in a Detroit sewer at Tyler Avenue and Sussex Street.

Detectives lowered a metal magnet into the sewer, picking up the handgun.

Police have not identified the body yet and are still investigating. 

Police recover a handgun from a Detroit sewer at Tyler Avenue and Sussex Street, where a dead body was also found.

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