From ABC7 New York · · 1m 20s
Woman found dead in Brooklyn trash can
A woman's body discovered in a parking lot near Plumb Beach has sparked a police investigation into her death.
In brief
A woman's body discovered in a parking lot near Plumb Beach has sparked a police investigation into her death. Police are investigating the death of a woman found in a trash can at a Sheepshead Bay parking lot, with the medical examiner to determine cause of death. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
Body discovered in parking lot
A woman was found dead inside a trash can in a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon after someone called 911 around 3 p.m.
Investigation underway at scene
Investigators spent hours at the parking lot gathering evidence, examining the trash can and collecting items as detectives worked into the night behind a taped-off area.
Identity and cause still unknown
Police have not released the woman's age, identity, or other identifying information. The city medical examiner will determine how she died.
No obvious trauma reported
Authorities have not said whether there was any obvious cause of death or trauma to the woman's body, nor whether she was the victim of a homicide.
Quiet beach area shaken
Residents described Plumb Beach as a calm, peaceful, and lightly traveled area. Many said they were surprised to encounter a crime scene in what they considered a safe neighborhood.
“Calm, peaceful. This area specifically, out of the way, so it does kind of check out.”
The headline
Police are investigating the death of a woman found in a trash can at a Sheepshead Bay parking lot, with the medical examiner to determine cause of death.
