Police are investigating after an adult body was found in a garbage bag in the Bronx.
Officers responded to 2225 Lacombe Avenue after receiving a 911 call around 9 p.m. on Oct. 26. Once they arrived, officers found an adult unconscious inside of a garbage bag behind the address, police said.
Paramedics responded to the address in Castle Hill, but pronounced the victim dead on the scene.
The victim was later identified as 32-year-old Melissa Stout, who was registered as a resident of the address where her body was found, police said.
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The medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of death. There have been no arrests in the case and police are continuing the investigation, the NYPD said.
