Body Found in Dumpster

Update 1:30 p.m.
The state medical examiner has confirmed a body was found inside a trash dumpster in Woodbridge on Wednesday. Police call it a suspicious death.

At 9:55 a.m., fire and rescue crews were called to the 1300 block of Bayside Avenue for a report of an outside fire. When they arrived, they doused the flames coming from a medium-sized trash and discovered what appeared to be human remains.

Two hours later, the state medical examiner confirmed the presence of burnt, human remains.

Police have not identified the body, which has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for identification.

Update 12:15 p.m.
It was a group of career firefighters this morning who discovered what was reported to be a body inside of a dumpster in Woodbridge’s Bayside neighborhood.

Fire crews were called to the 1300 block of Bayside Avenue at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday for a report of an outside fire, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

Shortly thereafter, police were called to the scene, where they closed a portion of Bayside Driver to make room for a crime scene truck, more officers, and hordes of curious onlookers.

Police say they are waiting or the state medical examiner that is in route to the scene to confirm if what is inside the dumpster is a body.

Original Post 10:40 a.m.
Woodbridge, Va. — Police say they are trying to determine if a body has been found inside of a trash dumpster in Woodbridge.

Investigators descended on the 1300 block of Bayside Avenue about 10:15 a.m. after someone called 911 to report a body had been found.

Initial reports indicate the body was badly burned, and fire crews remain on the scene here working with police.

The dumpster sits in a parking lot next to a community center on Bayside Avenue, just behind Marumsco Plaza off U.S. 1.

Stay with us for updates.