ABINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - 7News sources confirmed a homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead in his backyard in Abington on Friday night.
Officers conducting a well-being check at a home on Plymouth Street around 7:30 p.m. found a 43-year-old man dead in his backyard, according to a statement issued by the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office.
The man’s name has not been released.
The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has accepted jurisdiction and will determine the official cause and manner of death.
Police are requesting the public’s assistance, but preliminarily, this does not appear to be a random act of violence.
Neighbors said police asked them if they heard anything Friday evening.
“We were all home, we were up late, 2 o’clock. We were still building a Lego set with my other son, but we didn’t hear anything. At all. Because this is also a busy street, so there’s a lot of noise in and out,” said neighbor Gaziella Faria.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is urged to call MSP at 508-894-2584.
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