Body found rolled up in carpet on Detroit's west side

Police are investigating after a body was found wrapped in plastic and rolled into a carpet early Monday morning.

The body was found just after midnight in the 7,600 block of Fenkell Avenue, which is near Livernois Avenue and the John C Lodge Freeway.

It's not clear how long the person had been dead, or how he or she died.

The body has been sent to the Wayne County Medical Examiner.

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 2 for updates.