{"id":362982,"date":"2026-10-02T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362982\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:54:56","slug":"burned-body-found-in-queens-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362982\/","title":{"rendered":"Burned body found in Queens, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) &#8212; An investigation is ongoing after a body was discovered in Queens on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say a caller reported the body at around 4:22 p.m. near 139th Street and Hillside Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Discover more local reporting on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the individual dead. Police sources say the body was found burnt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m really shocked,&#8221; said Jamaica resident Mohammed Hossain. &#8220;I&#8217;ve owned properties here for the last 24 years, and I&#8217;ve never ever heard this thing. Extremely surprising.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:crimestoppers.nypdonline.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/ben-mitchell\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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