
The name of the decedent has been identified as 30-year-old Demetrius Williams Coles
The man whose body was found burning on a downtown Vancouver sidewalk last week has been identified by the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The name of the decedent has been identified as 30-year-old Demetrius Williams Coles, whose city and state of residence is unknown.
Coles was found dead by Vancouver Police Department officers near West ninth Street and Columbia Street at about 3:30 a.m. Dec. 20. His death was believed to be accidental.
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