Roofing Contractor in Pennsylvania Charged in Death of Man Found in Burning Jeep
PHILADELPHIA — A roofing contractor is facing charges of homicide and arson after authorities linked him to a body found in a burning Jeep last week in South Philadelphia.
Luiz Cruz, 39, was taken into custody on Jan. 25 in relation to the discovery. According to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, police received reports of a 2019 Jeep Wrangler on fire in a parking lot on Jan. 21. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, police discovered a deceased man with a gunshot wound to the head wrapped in a blanket inside the vehicle. The Philly Voice reports the victim was identified as 43-year-old Joslyn Morgan.