Police in Philadelphia are seeking the culprit behind the apparent murder of a 12-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster in August.
Hezekiah Bernard was identified as the 12-year-old victim found in a dumpster on city Housing Authority property, head of the police department’s homicide unit, Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom, announced Thursday, according to ABC News. Bernard’s body was found by a sanitation worker after the plastic trash container containing his body overturned in his truck while he was returning the bin to its location on Aug. 23. (RELATED: Philadelphia Readies Curfew To Protect Children From Violent Crime Surge)
12 year old Hezekiah “Hazzy” Bernard, identified by @PhillyPolice found shot in head, body wrapped & left in trash dumpster Wednesday morning August 23rd. pic.twitter.com/9zu6aQ2RnB
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) August 31, 2023
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