A burned body was found on the side of a driveway leading to railroad tracks in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood Friday morning.
A delivery driver made the grisly discovery around 7 a.m. near a laundromat along E Allegheny Avenue near Witte Street.
Police sources with knowledge of the investigation told NBC10's Deanna Durante that it appeared to be a man and that it appeared he was dumped at the site then torched. The man was shot then driven to the site where he was dumped and set ablaze, said sources.
A truck driver found the smoldering remains while making a delivery to a nearby business, said witnesses.
A planned autopsy could reveal more details about the death.
The area is known in the neighborhood as "drug alley" and neighbors have asked the city to clean up trash in the area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.
