NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A missing 19-year-old man was found dead with burn wounds and a gunshot wound to the head on Brooklyn train tracks, police said Friday as they ruled his death a homicide.
At approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a 911 call of a man on the freight train tracks near 2236 Nostrand Ave. in Midwood.
Upon arrival, officers observed 19-year-old Deandre Matthews, unconscious and unresponsive, with significant burn wounds throughout his body.
EMS pronounced Matthews dead at the scene. An evaluation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that he had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and showed signs of smoke inhalation.
A preliminary investigation identified that Matthews had been reported as a missing person.
Matthews was last seen leaving his residence at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, February 6, officials said.
The circumstances surrounding this incident remain under investigation and the exact cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner.
There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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