Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found Tuesday near UNLV.

Officers discovered the body of a female near East Flamingo Road and Algonquin Drive, according to a statement from Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Stewart.

Further information was not immediately available. Metro has scheduled a briefing for 10 a.m.

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