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Police investigate homicide after man found dead in Sandy home

Posted at 7:07 PM, Nov 23, 2015
and last updated 2015-11-24 17:56:14-05

SANDY, Utah -- Police are investigating a suspicious death as a homicide after finding a man dead in Sandy home Monday afternoon.

Marcos A. Ibanez

Marcos A. Ibanez

At about 3:15 p.m., Sandy police officers were dispatched on a full arrest medical call at 1365 E. 8085 South.

When they arrived at the home, they discovered a man in his 20s, Marcos A. Ibanez, dead in the basement with a possible gunshot wound.

Detectives processed the scene Monday evening after obtaining a search warrant for the home.

Based on information at the scene, the death will be investigated as a homicide, according to a press release from Sandy police.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to determine the exact cause of death.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.