(Dows, IA) -- The state's Division of Criminal Investigation is treating a north-central Iowa death as a homicide.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a body that was found on the westside of Dows Tuesday was later identified as Mario Salvador Lopez. His body was sent to the state Medical Examiner for an autopsy, which is being listed and investigated as a homicide.
Wright County leaders have requested help from Iowa DCI for the investigation.