Hezekiah Bernard, 12, was found dead in West Philadelphia last week.
Aug. 31, 2023, 11:32 a.m. ET
The body found in a dumpster in West Philadelphia last week has been identified as a 12-year-old boy, police said Thursday. Police had said they recovered the body of a young man on the morning of Aug. 23 inside a trash can at a public housing complex at 55th and Cherry Streets.On Tuesday, he was identified as Hezekiah Bernard, according to Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom, head of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit.Bernard’s death has been ruled a homicide. He was shot once in the back of the head and his body was wrapped in plastic, said Ransom.
His family, overwhelmed with grief, declined to speak Thursday morning. They were in the middle of planning his Janazah prayer for later this week, they said.
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