City

New York

County

Queens

State

NY

Location

139th Street and Hillside Avenue, Briarwood, Queens, NY

Category

Death Investigation

Severity

high

Priority

high

Occurred On

2026-10-01 16:20:00

Published On

2026-10-02 18:12:11

Source Records

1

Source

Burned corpse mysteriously found at vacant NYC lot: cops, sources

Source URL

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Summary

Source-linked reporting states that responders found an unidentified man deceased with extensive burn damage in a vacant lot; the medical examiner is determining cause of death.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

exact

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

source-linked

Source Role

local news