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Boston Homicide Unit Probes Death at Mattapan Home Owned by Ayanna Pressley’s Husband

Detectives are treating the discovery as an active death investigation with the victim’s identity and cause withheld, a development likely to prompt further police updates and local scrutiny.

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Congressional candidate Ayanna Pressley walks holding hands with her husband Conan Harris to the Adams Street Library in Boston, Massachusetts to vote on November 6, 2018. - Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of Donald Trump's presidency, with control of Congress at stake. (Photo by Joseph PREZIOSO / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
A body was found Saturday near a property owned by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's husband.
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Overview

  • Police responded to 25 Malta Street after an “investigate person” call and found a deceased person on the property on Saturday.
  • The Boston Police Homicide Unit has taken over the inquiry and officials have not released the victim’s name or the cause or manner of death.
  • City records show the Malta Street house is owned by Conan Harris, the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, but the couple do not live at the rental property.
  • Pressley’s office issued a statement offering condolences to the impacted family while authorities emphasized there is no publicly disclosed link between the death and Pressley or Harris.
  • The two-story multi-family home was built in 1910 is currently listed for sale and local reporting says officers sealed the scene with crime tape as the investigation continues and more details are awaited.