RALEIGH - Police have identified a man whose body was found Wednesday afternoon in Crabtree Creek as that of Homero Zuluga-Patricio, 26, of Raleigh. Investigators are treating the death as a homicide.

Someone walking along a greenway shortly after noon noticed the body in the creek near Crabtree Valley Mall. The Raleigh Fire Department's water rescue unit recovered the body.

Police have asked that anyone who could help with the investigation call the Detective Division at 890-3555.

Get $150+ in coupons in every Sunday N&O. Click here for convenient home delivery.