PHILADELPHIA – After greater than every week of looking to find 34-year-old jail escapee Gino Hagenkotter, Philadelphia officers discovered and recognized his physique within the Kensington space.
On Monday at round 2:28 p.m, Philadelphia police responded to a report of a person who was found unresponsive in a warehouse positioned on the 1100 block of East Venango Road.
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Workplace recognized the physique of the male discovered contained in the warehouse as escaped prisoner Gino Hagenkotter.
Philadelphia Hearth Division Medics pronounced him lifeless on the scene.
Hagenkotter was an inmate at Riverside Correctional Facility who escaped from custody whereas engaged on an in depth project within the orchard behind the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Facility (PICC) on November thirtieth.
In response to police, a preliminary investigation of the scene revealed a damaged air vent and a pushed-out fan, main them to imagine there was compelled entry. A ladder was additionally discovered mendacity close by.
The person didn’t have any identification on him and was subsequently transported to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Workplace as a “John Doe”.
Fingerprint evaluation carried out by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Workplace aided in figuring out Gino Hagenkotter because the John Doe.
Hagenkotter’s household had been notified by the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia, who assisted within the search.
The reason for demise is at present underneath investigation by the Philadelphia Police Division and the Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
That is an ongoing investigation. Additional particulars shall be launched as they turn into out there.
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