LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers are conducting a homicide investigation after receiving a call of a body found in a trash can on Friday, September 3.
Officers responded to the 800 block of Cecil Avenue and confirmed there was a body at the location. The body was found around Noon and officers blocked off the area.
This week, the Coroner has identified the woman as 27-year-old Mary Roos. In their report they said her death was caused by a gunshot wound.
Friday, the family released this statement to WHAS11 News:
"She left behind an angel in her own beloved daughter, Layla, who did not deserve to lose her mother in this way."
Anyone with information about Roos' death should call the LMPD tip line: 574-LMPD.
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