Anchorage police have released the name of the victim who was beaten to death and left behind a business on the 1300-block of West 36th Avenue over the weekend as 31-year-old Ryan Cannon.

Police responded to the scene at 12:14 am on Sunday morning and opened an investigation after they were notified by a citizen reporting “a deceased person lying behind a business.” The person who initially located the victim remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

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The preliminary investigation determined that Cannon had died as the result of trauma to the body and investigators announced on Thursday that the case was now classified as a homicide.

Detectives are looking to speak with anyone who has information, including surveillance video, about this homicide investigation. If you have information, please call Dispatch at 311 (option #1) or Crime Stoppers at 907-561-STOP to remain anonymous.

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