PORTSMOUTH, Va. — 13News Now has obtained documents from Portsmouth police that detail what police have determined so far about last week's body discovered in a burning dumpster behind the Bethel Worship Center on Pepperwood Court.
The search warrant says that just before 2 a.m. Nov. 19, the Portsmouth Fire Department received a 911 call that the dumpster was on fire. After extinguishing the fire, they discovered the body and called in the Portsmouth Police Department.
There, police say, they discovered a spent cartridge casing and blood stains outside of the dumpster.
Video from a nearby home that police obtained showed two people walking away from Bethel Worship Center at 1:43 a.m. One of the individuals was observed carrying what appeared to be a bag, police said.
An autopsy was conducted on the body and showed that the person sustained gunshot wounds to the head, back, thigh and bullet fragments in their foot.
Police are still attempting to locate the suspects, who have not been identified at this time. The victim has also not yet been identified.
