“Mr. Bernard was 12 years old. He was brutally killed and placed in a trash can."
12-Year-Old Boy's Body Found in Philadelphia Dumpster ID'd by Police as Death Ruled Homicide
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Authorities have identified a 12-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster in Philadelphia last week — and ruled his death a homicide.
Ernest Ransom, a staff inspector at the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit, confirmed in a press conference the victim was Hezekiah Bernard, multiple media outlets reported including CBS Philadelphia.
According to police, Hezekiah's body was discovered in a dumpster at 55th and Cherry Streets by a Philadelphia Housing Authority sanitation worker on Aug. 23. They said that the victim was shot in the head, which was wrapped in plastic and his body was covered with a comforter.
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Ransom explained the trash pickup was conducted on Aug. 22, the day before the discovery of Hezekiah’s body. "They take it to their facility at 5500 Haverford," he said, per CBS Philadelphia. "Now they go back to fill it up with more trash at the time on the way back to that location [Cherry Street], the trash container flipped over and that's when they discovered the victim's remains and they immediately notified police."
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