Canandaigua, N.Y. - State Police on Wednesday announced they have identified human remains from an Upstate New York cold case that dates back to 2011.

The remains belonged to Doh Soe, a Burmese refugee who immigrated to the United States and settled in Rochester in 2008, Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker said at a news conference held by State Police in Canandaigua Wednesday afternoon.

State Police are investigating the man’s death as a homicide, officials said.

His remains were found near a campground that says it caters to gay men. Authorities confirmed he was a member of the LGBTQ community.

Soe was 23 years old when he was reported missing to Rochester Police by a friend on June 1, 2011.

He was last seen working his shift as a chef at Wegmans Next Door Bar & Grill on M

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