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  • December 13, 2024
Body found in burning rubbish bin in Portsmouth outside church identified

Body found in burning rubbish bin in Portsmouth outside church identified

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A body was found in a burning dumpster in Portsmouth after a dumpster fire was extinguished on Nov. 18, according to police.

According to police, the man found was identified as 45-year-old Kurtis Lee Watson.

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Watson was found in a dumpster on the grounds of Bethel Worship Center Church and police were called around 9 p.m.

In court documents obtained by News 3, gunshot wounds were found to Watson’s head, back and thigh and bullet fragments were found in his foot.

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Video from a nearby home showed two unidentified people walking near the crash site, according to police.

PPD is treating Watson’s death as a second-degree murder case and Watson’s family has been notified.