The remains of a person found in a burning car Saturday night in Hartford have been identified as a Massachusetts man reported missing late last week.
Francisco Ramon, 28, was last seen the night of Christmas Eve in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where he lived, until Hartford emergency personnel were called to a burning car at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday on Shultas Place, officials said Monday.
Firefighters extinguishing the car discovered a body inside and alerted police, who immediately established a crime scene around the vehicle and took over the investigation, police have said.
Hartford police have opened a homicide investigation and detectives are working with Chicopee and Massachusetts State Police.