JSO investigators say at this time they don’t see signs of foul play after a man and a dog were found dead inside the dumpster just after midnight Monday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man and a dog were found dead inside a burning dumpster off Heckscher Drive in Jacksonville just after midnight Monday, according to investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO).
JSO investigators said officers and JFRD firefighters responded to a dumpster fire at a business in the 4100 block of Heckscher Drive just after midnight Monday.
After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found a man and a dog dead inside the dumpster.
JSO homicide investigators made the scene alongside the state fire marshal, and are still working to determine what happened, but investigators said they don’t see signs of foul play.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to reach JSO by phone at 904-630-0500, by email at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or via CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS.