A sanitation truck driver’s routine stop turned grim on Friday morning when a black garbage bag at East 93rd Street and Avenue L revealed a dead man.
Key points
- A man in his 50s‑60s was discovered dead inside a black garbage bag in Canarsie, Brooklyn, on Friday morning.
- The body was found after a sanitation worker was alerted by a scrap‑metal collector, prompting a police crime scene that spanned several blocks.
- Surveillance footage shows two men removing a body from a sedan trunk earlier that night; their identities and motives remain under investigation.
- The victim’s identity and cause of death have not yet been released by authorities.
Around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, a man searching for scrap metal in Canarsie, Brooklyn, flagged down a sanitation truck, prompting the driver to investigate a black garbage bag left on the sidewalk at the corner of East 93rd Street and Avenue L. The driver’s crew uncovered a body inside the bag, prompting an immediate police response, according to abc7ny.com.
Police officers arrived quickly, cordoning off the area and covering the body with a white sheet. The scene expanded over several blocks, as shown in NewsCopter 7 footage, before the police blocked further public view of the sheet covering the victim.
Discovery and Initial Response
Witnesses described the discovery as unsettling, especially given the timing near Halloween. Linda McKnight said, “Yeah, that was horrible. And a lot of the seniors were crying…because, you know, that could be my child or someone else’s child.” Rachel added, “I just thought it was really eerie. It's Halloween… it's just shocking.”
Surveillance video captured two men in a sedan removing a body from a trunk at about 1:30 a.m. earlier that night and driving away, though their identities remain unknown. The victim, believed to be a man in his 50s or 60s, has not been identified, and the city medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death.
Witness Reactions
Community members expressed prayers for the victim’s family. Tiffany Coates said, “I really pray for the family and I hope that, you know, they can be able to identify him and find out who he is.” Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
Reader questions
What time was the body discovered?
The body was found at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the ABC 7 report.
Who discovered the garbage bag containing the body?
A man looking for scrap metal flagged down a sanitation truck, leading the driver and crew to uncover the bag.
Has the cause of death been determined?
No. The city medical examiner has not yet released a cause of death.
Source: abc7ny.com
