Overview
- The body of a 52-year-old man was found on the 200 block of South Common Street in Lynn and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Lynn police first responded to a report of a deceased man about 6:18 a.m. on Thursday, and the discovery led prosecutors to open an investigation.
- Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker's office announced Friday that investigators now consider the death a homicide.
- Officials are withholding the victim's name while next-of-kin are notified and the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completes an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
- The joint probe by the DA's office, local police, and the medical examiner remains active and could produce charges or further findings once forensic and investigative work is finished.