What to Know
- Investigators in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, searched for clues after a body was found inside a burning car.
- The scene played out in the parking lot of a Route 70 car dealership Thursday night.
- The person has yet to be identified.
UPDATE: On April 28, Camden County Prosecutor's Office identified the dead person as 39-year-old Diamond Robles of Camden. She died from smoke inhalation and burns. Further details were not revealed.
Police found a fiery mystery in the parking lot outside of a Cherry Hill car dealership.
Cherry Hill police and firefighters were called to the parking lot off Route 70 West around 9:20 p.m. Thursday for the report of a burning car, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Once firefighters extinguished the sedan fire, a body was found inside, authorities said.
Investigators wearing face masks spent the night processing the burnt vehicle in the back of the Jaguar/Land Rover dealership lot and gathering evidence from inside.
As of Friday morning, no identity was given for the person found in the car.
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Investigators called it an active death investigation and didn’t reveal any information about what might have led up to the person’s death.
