WASHINGTON, D.C. – A chilling case has emerged in Southwest Washington, D.C., as detectives from the D.C. Metro Police Department’s Homicide Branch investigate a man’s death under horrifying circumstances.
The grim discovery was made on Wednesday morning, around 9:23 a.m., in the 1400 block of Canal Street in Southwest. D.C. Responding to a report, police officers found human remains, identified as those of an adult male, concealed inside a trash can. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has since confirmed the death as a homicide.
Currently, the victim’s identity remains undisclosed, pending notification of next of kin.
The Washington, D.C. Metro Police are actively seeking information from the public to aid in this investigation. Anyone with knowledge about this case is urged to contact the police at 202-727-9099. For those wishing to provide information anonymously, tips can be sent to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.