Just before 2:00 am on August 5, 2024, the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of the Oak Street bridge, just inside of our jurisdictional border with the City of Mt. Vernon, on a report of a body found. This call originated as a fire at that location; upon extinguishing the flames, Westchester County Department of Public Safety Police Officers and the Mount Vernon Fire Department reported a lifeless body on the sidewalk.
Responding Yonkers Police Officers determined that a body had been placed in a shopping cart and apparently set on fire at that location.
While it is unsure at this time where this incident occurred, because of the location this body was found, the Yonkers Police Department is the primary investigative agency. Detectives from our Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit were on scene all morning processing evidence in the preliminary stages of this investigation.
It has been prematurely reported by the media that this victim was “dismembered,” however, these details regarding the body cannot be determined at this time, due to the fire. Yonkers Police Detectives are working closely with the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office who will make that determination along with the exact cause of death and any additional injuries to the victim.
More info may be released as the investigation progresses.
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