Human remains found stuffed in plastic bags, under a bed in Queens apartment

ByRaegan Medgie WABC logo
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:36PM
Human remains found inside garbage bags in Queens apartment
Raegan Medgie has the latest in Kew Gardens.

KEW GARDENS HILLS, Queens (WABC) -- Police are working to get answers about a gruesome find inside an apartment in Queens.

Officers found a man's body stuffed into garbage bags under a bed in Kew Gardens Hills.

The man, who is believed to be 55-years-old, was discovered after police responded to his apartment building on 70th Avenue for a welfare check.

They made the discovery just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two people who live in the apartment are being interviewed by police.

Officials do not believe the man was a resident at the address. They have deemed the death suspicious and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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