Police in Des Moines have released the identity the body of a woman found Sunday morning in an alley near 14th Street and 14th Place, just north of Enos Avenue. According to KCCI, the victim was 35-year-old Shannon Prothero, of Des Moines. Her body was discovered face down, at around 8:30-a.m. Sunday.

The man who found the woman said he checked her vital signs and noticed an abrasion on her forehead. Des Moines police said the circumstances are suspicious. Investigators have not confirmed the case as a homicide, but they are investigating it as such.

Authorities said they hope to know more information about the death after an autopsy this (Monday).