By Theodore Parisienne Updated June 7th, 2018 at 8:23AM
Back on Tuesday April 3rd, 2018, Officers from the NYPD Harbor Unit recovered the body of a man from the Gowanus Canal. Photos from the scene showed that the man had duct tape wrapped around his head. Today, The Medical Examiner has ruled the death a Homicide. According to the Police Department, they are still working to find the identity of the victim. The Investigation is ongoing.
Officers from the NYPD Marine Unit were called to the Gowanus Canal near Nevins Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday, after the body of a man was spotted floating in the waterway.
The body, which was in a bad state of decomposition, was not lifted aboard the police boat, but rather ‘towed’ to Pier 5 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, where Detectives and the Medical Examiner conducted their preliminary investigation before the body was removed from the pier.
Photos taken of the activity at Pier 5 shows the deceased with something resembling duct tape wrapped around the facial area. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The NYPD says its’ Investigation is ongoing.