Crime & Safety
Death Ruled Homicide After Body Found In HdG Woods: Police
The Havre de Grace Police Department said a cause of death has been determined in the case of a body found in the woods.
HAVRE DE GRACE, MD - Authorities are conducting a homicide investigation in Havre de Grace after a body was found in the woods. The victim died by asphyxiation, the Havre de Grace Police Department reported Thursday.
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Investigators were first called to the 400 block of Webb Lane on Wednesday, where the body was located in a wooded area, according to police.
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The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy, and the scene was cordoned off for police investigation. (Get the Havre de Grace Patch newsletter for news alerts.)
"Details indicated that there is no immediate danger to the public," the Havre de Grace Police Department said in a statement.
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Authorities said the investigation was ongoing.
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