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Woman found dead in trash can near Plumb Beach in Sheepshead Bay; police investigating
Police are working to identify the woman and determine whether her death was a homicide after a caller reported her unresponsive, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the NYPD launched an investigation after a woman was found dead inside a trash can in a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, with first responders arriving shortly after 3 p.m.
- Residents expressed surprise at the crime scene in an area they described as quiet and safe; local runner Roberto Avitia, a Sheepshead Bay resident, called it "calm, peaceful" and "out of the way."
- Investigators remained on scene near Knapp Street and the Belt Parkway early Thursday morning gathering evidence, while the city's Medical Examiner will determine the woman's cause of death.
- Authorities have not yet identified the woman or released her age, pending family notification, and officials have not confirmed whether the death was a homicide.
- Police continue to work the case as a developing story, seeking details about the circumstances surrounding the discovery in Sheepshead Bay as the investigation remains ongoing.
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New York Police Department patrollers discovered Wednesday afternoon a woman's lifeless body in a trash can in Brooklyn.
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