A dead and burned fetus is found in Phoenix’s largest homeless encampment by police
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Dead and burnt fetus is found in Phoenix’s largest homeless camp by police called for ‘injured child’ reports after witnesses saw someone set fire
- Arizona police found a dead and burnt fetus in a homeless camp at 1 a.m. Saturday
- The discovery took place in Phoenix’s largest homeless camp, home to about 1,000 people
- A couple witnessed someone light the fire and ran to put it out when they discovered the fetus
- The police arrived at the camp and pronounced the fetus – which was about 20 to 24 weeks – dead on the spot
A couple found a dead and burned fetus in Phoenix’s largest homeless camp when they tried to put out a fire.
Arizona police received a call about a threatened child near West Madison Street around 1 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived at the scene, they found the burned fetus, which police say is about 20 to 24 weeks old.
A witness told a neighbor that he and his fiancé saw someone light a fire in the street. The couple then tried to turn it off when they saw the tiny body.
Phoenix’s homeless crisis is growing by 3,096 as of this year since the pandemic.
‘[He told me] his fiancée came and tried to put out the fire, and then he stomped on it to put it out and realized it was a baby in there,” Joel Coplin said. 12 News.
‘He saw the head, a perfectly formed head, and small arms, hands, legs, chest. He grabbed his betrothed and turned away so she wouldn’t see, and he was startled. He called 911.’
The fetus was pronounced dead at the scene.
Arizona police discovered a dead and burnt fetus from a homeless camp around 1 a.m. Saturday
A couple witnessed someone light the fire and ran to put it out when they discovered the fetus
The discovery took place in Phoenix’s largest homeless camp, which recently housed about 1,000 people
The Phoenix homeless camp where the fetus was found, known by some as “The Zone,” is one of several growing tent towns in the state capital of Arizona that grew during the pandemic.
Coplin’s house overlooks the streets in the neighborhood where the fetus was discovered. He wasn’t completely shocked by the discovery.
“Anything can happen here,” Coplin told the news station. “We’re down here in ‘The Zone’ and things are happening.”
Currently, on October 27, about 1,000 homeless people are sleeping in the camp 12 News.
A lawsuit was recently filed and heard in court last month about the conditions of the encampment – after property owners sued earlier this year.
City officials also said they are working to resolve the homelessness crisis — and suggested opening a new shelter for the homeless.
The police arrived at the camp and pronounced the fetus – which was about 20 to 24 weeks – dead on the spot
The Phoenix homeless camp where the fetus was found, known by some as ‘The Zone’, is one of the expanding tent cities that grew during the pandemic
City officials also said they are working to solve the homelessness crisis – and proposed opening a new homeless shelter
Thousands of people were left homeless in Phoenix during the 2020 pandemic, with feces and garbage scattered throughout ‘The Zone’, which is located near luxury apartment buildings and restaurants.
The recent homeless count in Phoenix was 3,096, according to city officials. The rent rise and pandemic have been at the forefront of debt surge since 2020 when 2,380 homeless people were reported.
Phoenix officials have allocated $50 million to address the homeless crisis and plan to spend $27.9 million on new shelters for 100- and 175 new beds at the Central Arizona Shelter Services. The money will also go to a veterans’ shelter.
Officials will also spend $4.7 million on rapid resettlement for all, $8.3 million on outreach services and $9 million on mental health services, according to the city’s website.