Officials reported that a 19-year-old male from New Jersey was killed after a garbage truck picked him up from a dumpster where he had crawled after leaving a party.
The vehicle stopped at the Total Recycling Facility in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, and when it did, the remains of Manahawkin resident Kellen Bischoff were discovered, according to NJ.com.
According to the report, Bischoff, a drummer in the local band Hellfire, had been travelling to Kutztown in Berks County to see a family.
The local district attorney’s office stated that the young musician had been reported missing to the Kutztown Police Department.
When he left an off-campus party close to Kutztown University early on Saturday, he was last spotted.
He was seen on surveillance footage entering the dumpster behind a Dollar Tree. Several hours later, the materials were put into the recycling truck, where he was brutally killed.
According to the Daily Voice, Bischoff’s tattoos allowed police to identify him.
His cause of death was determined via autopsy on Monday, and there were no suspicious wounds or marks on his body.
Results from a toxicological report are awaited.
Bischoff’s friends and bandmates launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the family with funeral expenses.
“Kellen was the drummer in our band Hellfire and was a dear friend of all of ours,” they wrote. “He was very dedicated and passionate about music and our band.”