PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A body was found in a burning Portsmouth dumpster on Nov. 18 after a dumpster fire was being put out, according to police.
According to police, the man found was identified as 45-year-old Kurtis Lee Watson.
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Watson was found in a dumpster on Bethel Worship Center Church's property, and calls were made to police around 9 p.m.
Court documents that News 3 obtained found gunshot wounds to the head, back and thigh of Watson and bullet fragments in his foot.
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Video from a nearby residence showed two unidentified people walking near the scene, according to police.
PPD is handling Watson's death as a second-degree murder case and Watson's family has been notified.
