Partially dismembered body of a Man put in shopping cart, taken for a ride on train, then set on fire near NYC
Police are looking into a horrifying incident where a man’s body was found burning inside a shopping cart under a bridge in Yonkers, a nearby city of New York City.
On Monday, August 5, at around two in the morning, Yonkers Police said that they were called to a fire at the Oak Street Bridge in the neighboring town of Mount Vernon. The horrifying discovery was made by firefighters after they put out the fire. Detectives in Yonkers think the victim was placed inside the shopping cart on purpose and set on fire.
The man may have been dismembered, according to early reports, but WCBS-TV later revealed that the man was missing his hands and teeth.
Yonkers Police clarified in an updated statement that although the body was burned within their jurisdiction, they think it was just dumped there. As a result, they have given the New York City Police Department primary investigative authority.
According to WCBS, after executing a search warrant at a Bronx apartment, NYPD investigators found drugs, a gun, and human remains that appeared to be those of the victim. Authorities surmise that the deceased traveled by MetroNorth train to get to Yonkers.
The victim’s identity and the circumstances of their death are not disclosed.
