Police have opened an investigation after discovering a dead man wrapped in a tarp in an unoccupied lot in Philadelphia.
The body, which was found in a lot on Ruth Street in the Kensington neighborhood Friday, belonged to 34-year-old Sirius Star, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. Star’s body had been wrapped in a tarp with his hands and feet tied, according to police.
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“District Officers responded to an E-911 call for a hospital case” at 12:35 p.m. on the block of Ruth Street, police said.
Medical examiners pronounced Star dead at 12:51 p.m. “The victim had an injury to his head, which was determined to be a gunshot wound,” police added.
No weapons were found at the scene, according to the police statement.
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There have been no arrests made so far, and the investigation is “active and ongoing,” according to police.
