Brooklyn Man Identified as PA Homicide Victim

Authorities have identified the burned body of a New York man found shot to death along a rural eastern Pennsylvania road last month.

Lehigh County officials said the body found November 1 in South Whitehall Township was that of 30-year-old Joshua Rubin of Brooklyn, N.Y. A family member had reported him missing the night before.

Coroner Scott Grim said Wednesday that Rubin was identified through DNA testing. He died of a gunshot wound to the body, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Grim and District Attorney James Martin say Rubin was the proprietor of the Whisk CafDe in Brooklyn. Police are asking anyone with information about the case to come forward.