Body found in burning car in Oxford Circle

Firefighters found a body early Tuesday morning after extinguishing a blaze that had engulfed a vehicle in Oxford Circle.

At around 12:45 a.m., emergency personnel responded to the 5900 block of Sylvester Street for a report of a car on fire, authorities said. Once the flames were contained, they found a dead person in the back seat, according to investigators.

Police provided no information about the victim’s age or gender. The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office, authorities said.

Homicide detectives are investigating the case.

 

Jack Tomczuk

Jack Tomczuk is a Philadelphia native who started as a news reporter for Metro in March 2020 (just a couple days before COVID hit). Previously, he wrote for the Northeast Times, The Sun newspapers in Burlington and Camden counties and the Press of Atlantic City.

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