Man dumped in DC alley died from combined effects of fentanyl, ethanol: medical examiner
WASHINGTON - The man whose body was dragged out of his own white Porsche SUV and dumped in an alleyway in northwest Washington last year died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol, D.C.’s medical examiner said.
The body of 41-year-old Alan Chi Chen, of Quincy, Mass., was discovered early in the morning of November 30, 2023, along the 100 block of W Street.
Exclusive: Video shows moments man’s body was dumped in Northwest DC alley
Chilling video obtained by FOX 5 shows the moments when a man was dragged out of his own white Porsche in a Northwest D.C. alleyway and left there dead. Police say they are still searching for the suspect who was driving 41-year-old Alan Chen's car. His family, located in Massachusetts, says they're hoping the video can help find the person responsible.
Chen’s family told FOX 5 that Chen worked in advertising and sales and often spent time in D.C. when he came in for work.
Chilling surveillance footage that was released showed his lifeless body being pulled from the backseat of his vehicle. His feet and arms appear to dangle, as the suspect dragged him into the alleyway. His body was abandoned there, and the suspect drove off in his SUV.
Family members said he was found without a wallet or license. "We just don't know why, you know? It just…society is not safe. So, so many crimes out there. It is just, you know, really, really, really bad," his aunt told us at the time.
The vehicle remains missing.
Porsche belonging to man found dead in DC alley recovered
Police have released an update in the investigation into the death of a man who was found dead in a Northwest D.C. alley last week. Alan Chen's white Porsche -- the car he was dumped out of -- has been recovered by police. FOX 5 exclusively obtained surveillance video of a man leaving Chen's body in that alley, and then driving off. Despite the video, police say the vehicle was recovered under no suspicious circumstances.