SHOCKING details have been revealed in the horrific case of a teen found dead on freight train tracks just steps away from his college campus.
Deandre Matthews, 19, was discovered with a gun shot wound to his head in Brooklyn, New York, on February 7.
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Examiners found the he had “significant burn wounds throughout his body” and showed signs of smoke inhalation.
According to law enforcement, Matthews was reported missing from his Brooklyn home after he never came home from work on Monday. His body was found the next evening.
A Jeep Cherokee, owned by his mom, was found a few minutes away from the scene. The car had been severely burned.
Cops confirmed Friday his death had been ruled a homicide.
The young man’s mother, Danielle Matthews, has been processing the loss of her only son as she learns about the gruesome details of his death.
“I want justice for my son,” she told CBS New York. “My son got off of work Monday and then that was it.”
According to family members, the young man had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed spending time with his family.
He was studying criminal justice at SUNY Broome Community College and hoped to become a social worker.
“This is disgusting,” his sister Dajanae Gillespie told the network. “Like, my brother didn’t do anything to nobody, and I can really say that. He wasn’t in a gang. He wasn’t a violent kid. He wasn’t a bad kid. You know what I’m saying? He stayed in the house.”
“We don’t know nothing,” added the boy’s aunt, Tamika Matthews. “We don’t know anything and my sister, she don’t deserve this at all, at all.”
The New York Post reported that Matthews’ had just begun his new position working on Empire Boulevard.
His coworkers were stunned after hearing the news of his sudden passing.
“He was just a baby,” said one worker who did not want to be identified. “He was very quiet. He goes to work, and that’s it. He doesn’t talk to people.”
No arrests have been made and law enforcement has not yet provided more details on the case.
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