A woman was found dead inside a trash can at a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, prompting an investigation by the NYPD into the circumstances surrounding her death.
Police responded shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday to the area near the Belt Parkway and Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive person. Responding officers found an adult woman inside a trash receptacle, and emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.
The discovery was made at the parking area serving Plumb Beach, a relatively quiet waterfront area in southern Brooklyn. Detectives remained at the location for hours as investigators examined the scene and collected evidence.
Authorities have not released the woman’s name. Her identity was still being determined, with officials awaiting information needed to make a formal identification. The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is expected to determine the cause and manner of her death.
Police have not publicly confirmed whether the woman was the victim of a homicide, and investigators have not announced an arrest in connection with the discovery. Details about how she died, how long she had been at the location and who may have placed her body inside the trash can remain under investigation.
Investigators are continuing to work to establish the woman’s identity and reconstruct what happened before her body was found. Additional information is expected as the medical examiner’s findings and police investigation develop.
For now, the case remains an active death investigation, with authorities working to determine both the circumstances of the woman’s death and how she came to be at the Plumb Beach parking lot.
