NEW YORK, NY – Police have found the body of missing 19-year-old Brooklyn college student Deandre Matthews. Matthews, a criminal justice major, was found near the freight tracks near 2236 Nostrand Avenue.
At around 6 pm on Tuesday, police officers with the city’s 70th Precinct investigating a 911 call reporting a victim laying near the tracks found Matthews unresponsive.
He had a gunshot wound to the head and severe burns across his body. He also suffered from smoke inhalation, according to the NYPD.
Matthews was reported missing after not returning home on Monday.
At this time no arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified. His family said he got off work on Monday and had not been seen since.
Police found his mother’s Jeep Cherokee burned. Matthews attended SUNY Broome Community College.
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