Nine-Year-Old Found Dead In New Kensington Identified

May 5, 2022 3:51 pm

(WPXI) – The 9-year-old boy who was found dead behind his house in New Kensington has been identified. Our news partners at WPXI confirmed that Azuree Charles was found dead near a shed on Wednesday. Details remain limited in the case, but the coroner’s office said that the death is being investigated as a homicide. On Thursday, The district attorney’s office set up a command post in the same neighborhood. They are asking the public and members of the community to share home video surveillance and come forward with any information that may be useful to the investigation. Officers can be reached at 724-339-7533.