amelia gonzález pérez/hermana de josh :16:03 he didn't deserve to be put in a trash can.. la hermana de gonzalez prez dijo que l no merecia que lo metieran en un bote de basura, l no era basura. s.o.t. cmdte. ben horner 8:24:25 it was cold out, there may have been some alcohol involved, we are not really sure yet what the cause of death is. pero la polica dice que joshua haba estado tomando alcohol la noche anterior, y que no saben exactamente qu caus la muerte.. esa noche estuvo muy frio, y pudo haber sufrido hipotermia. pero este vecino dice que la zona no es muy segura. s.o.t. noé sierra/vecino 10:11:08 sí está media, media crítica aqui la cosa, se oyen seguido balazos aqui en el area y todo eso. sin embargo, las personas que lo encontraron tampoco vieron nada que indicara que haya sido un homicidio. s.o.t. andrea hernández/residente de casa 3:23:13 dice mi mamá y mi sobrino que no pudieron ver porque se miraba como si alguien estaba parado y que no más se había sentado adentro y tenía la cabeza 'pa 'bajo, so no podian ver si estaba dormido o golpeado, no podían ver..

. >> amelia gonzalez can't get over how her brother was found. the woman who lives at this home was taking out the trash. when she hoped it, she found mr. perez unconscious. >> she couldn't get him conscious. >> reporter: they recognized him, he was a close family friend who stayed at their home from time to time. police say there were no obvious signs of trauma. detectives are tracking down where the garbage can came from. >> whether somebody else was place in the can we just don't know. we are treating it is a serious crime. >> reporter: his family said he suffered from a bone disease and was on disability. they described him as always smiling. >> he was the most kind hearted person. he loved everybody. he was non-judge mental and accepted everyone. >> relatives say alcohol was found in his system but an autopsy will determine an exact cause of death which is expected to be performed tomorrow. police want anybody with information to give them a call. reporting live from union city, jeanine della vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> tara moriar