Police find missing person dead south of Spokane Valley

Major Crimes detectives located the body of a missing person Thursday on a property south of Spokane Valley.

The person, whose identity was not revealed by police, was reported missing in early December, according to a Spokane Police Department news release.

Detectives working on the missing persons case developed information that led them to the property where they found the person dead.

Police are investigating .

The identity of the person and the cause and manner of death will be released by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.