Man's body found inside suitcase in the Kensington section of Philadelphia

Now to the investigation just underway tonight into a disturbing discovery in Kensington today. Police say a man's body was found inside a suitcase this morning in an alleyway behind several homes. A woman tells police she first noticed it last night. Action News' John Paul live now at police headquarters. John, what more are you learning tonight? Well, Brian, police discovered that body about 9.30 this morning after getting those calls. But as you said, neighbors had seen the suitcase in the alley all night long. Right now, police are trying to determine just how that person died. Angela Alexander showed us where she found a suitcase near her backyard in Kensington last night. It's right there. She saw the gray baggage as she was trying to park near the 600 block of East Hilton Street. The suitcase was right there when I was driving, so I went around it. And I'm walking through the back to come to my house. And I told my husband, I hope there ain't no body in there. He said, there ain't nothing back there. He said, don't worry about that. Don't touch it. It turns out there was a body. Officers were called to inspect the piece of luggage and say they found the body of an adult male inside. I'm like, I don't know what it is, but it's a little scary. It's like that. She says that people often do drugs in the alley, and she wasn't surprised that a body was found there. At this point, police are treating this as a suspicious death. But they don't know how the person died or what the motive would be to seal the body in a suitcase. As for Alexander, she's concerned for her family's safety. Now my husband's like, I don't know what we're going to do. I'm ready to move now. Now tonight, Brian, the medical examiner, will try to determine just how that man died. Also, try to figure out the man's identity, which could take some time. We're live tonight outside of police headquarters. John Paul, Channel 6 Action News. Brian? Okay, John, thank you.