Cops Find Body Wrapped in Rug in Trashcan

New Haven police are investigating a disturbing and suspicious death case after a man’s body was found wrapped in a rug and dumped in a trashcan.

The call came in on Thursday reporting a possible body in a trashcan.

When police arrived at Sheffield Avenue in the Newhallville section of the city, they found the body in the trashcan of a halfway house, where one or two tenants live, police said.

An autopsy will be performed to determine what caused the man’s death.

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