The death of a man whose body was discovered on a Lynn street this week is now considered a homicide, officials said Friday.
The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin, according to Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office.
He was 52.
His body was found lying on South Common Street around 6:18 a.m. on Thursday, officials said.
He suffered an “apparent trauma” and was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said.
His death is under investigation by Tucker’s office, Lynn police, and the medical examiner’s office, prosecutors said.
No further information is currently available.
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