ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE BODY FOUND IN A DITCH SATURDAY MORNING. THE BODY OF 37 YEAR OLD ERIC MANNING OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS FOUND NEAR MONTGOMERY AND I-25. POLICE OFFICERS WERE INITIALLY SENT TO THE SCENE ON CALLS OF A “DOWN AND OUT.”
THERE THEY FOUND MANNING AND SOON REALIZED HE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING HIS DEATH AS A MURDER BUT ARE WORKING THE CASE WITH NO LEADS. THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON MANNING’S DEATH TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 843-STOP.