A child was found dead inside a dumpster in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday.
Hollywood police officials reported that a construction worker found the child, and a preliminary forensic report showed that the child had been dead for several days.
Construction worker David Vasquez found the child after smelling a foul odor coming from a blue bag in a garbage container.
“I went to open the bag,” Vasquez shared. “When I opened the bag, I saw the baby, and he was already dead because I noticed a bad smell.”
The authorities have not announced any names of potential suspects, and the investigation is still ongoing.
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Per NBC Miami:
Police are investigating after a child's body was discovered inside a dumpster in a Hollywood neighborhood Monday morning.
The infant's body was found by a construction worker inside a dumpster in the 1700 block of Rodman Street, East U.S. 1, around 8 a.m., Hollywood police officials said.
According to police, the infant was unresponsive. First responders assessed and determined the child was dead at the scene. Officials said he likely had been inside the dumpster for several days.
The footage showed a trash container in a parking lot outside an apartment complex. Detectives closed the area and examined its contents.
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