EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 38-year-old man was found murdered inside a Northeast El Paso apartment, and investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify the person responsible.

Officers with the El Paso Police Department were called at 2:27 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, to an apartment at 8718 Lawson to check on the welfare of a resident. When officers entered the apartment, they found the resident, 38-year-old Michael Terrell Jenkins, dead. Investigators found evidence indicating his death was the result of murder.

Detectives believe the murder took place in late February.

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Credit: Crime Stoppers of El Paso

Crime Stoppers of El Paso are assisting police and are urging anyone with information on the murder of Jenkins to call 566-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online at www.cselpaso.org. Tipsters will remain anonymous, and if a tip leads to an arrest, the caller may qualify for a cash reward.

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