PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A body was found in a burning Portsmouth dumpster on Nov. 18 after a dumpster fire was being put out, according to police. According to police, the man found was identified as 45-year-old Kurtis Lee Watson.

Portsmouth Police said they have been able to identify the person who died after being found shot in a burned Churchland dumpster last week.

Tuesday, 13News Now obtained documents from Portsmouth police that detailed what police have determined so far about last week's body discovered in a burning dumpster behind the Bethel Worship Center on Pepperwood Court.

News 3 is following through on the investigation into a body found in a burning dumpster in Portsmouth. Court records obtained by News 3 reveal the person had several gunshot wounds.

A severely burned body discovered in a garbage bin last week also had multiple gunshot wounds, according to court documents filed by police. The body was found Nov. 19 after firefighters were called to the Bethel Worship Center in the Churchland area for a fire,