一名14岁的佛罗里达男孩的尸体于上周被发现,他的死亡被当地警方判定为谋杀。
棕榈滩花园的瑞安·罗杰斯于当地时间11月16日上午9点左右在95号州际公路立交桥附近被一名路人发现死亡,这名路人发现男孩的自行车躺在草丛中。
棕榈滩花园警察局周三在一份声明中说:“我们现在知道,瑞安·罗杰斯的死亡不是意外,而是故意的行为。
美国广播公司西棕榈滩分公司WPBF据报告的周六的尸检显示罗杰斯不是死于自行车事故。
棕榈滩花园警察局、消防救援基金会和犯罪制止者组织正在寻找证据和证人,并悬赏8000美元寻找该案件的任何信息。
警方正在敦促潜在的目击者,或者任何在他们的车里有一个缓冲器,并且在11月15日下午6:30到晚上9:00在中央大道和95号州际公路附近旅行的人,联系他们。
“再多的信息也不会太少,”警方补充道。
Death of 14-year-old Florida boy ruled a homicide
The death of a 14-year-old Florida boy whose body was found last week has been ruled a homicide by local police.
Ryan Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens was found dead Nov. 16 around 9 a.m. local time near an Interstate 95 overpass by a passerby who spotted the boy's bike lying in the grass.
"We now know that Ryan Rogers' death was not an accident, but a deliberate act," the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.
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Police investigate the scene where Ryan Rogers' body was found near a freeway overpass...
ABC West Palm Beach affiliate WPBFreportedthat an autopsy on Saturday revealed Rogers' death was not from a bicycle accident.
Palm Beach Gardens PD, Fire Rescue Foundation and Crime Stoppers are seeking evidence and witnesses, and offering a reward of $8,000 for any information on the case.
Police are urging potential witnesses, or anyone who has a dashcam in their car and was traveling near the Central Boulevard and Interstate 95 area from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 15, to contact them.
"No amount of information is too small," police added.