Crime & Safety

Burned Body Dumped In Attleboro Near I-95: Police

Attleboro police said a burned body was discovered Tuesday on Prescott Street near Interstate 95.

ATTLEBORO, MA — A burned body was found dumped by the side of a road in Attleboro Tuesday, police said. The body was found on Prescott Street near Interstate 95. The body "appeared to have been placed" there, according to police, and the manner of death is "suspicious," according to the Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn.

The body was found along a wooded section of the street at about 3 a.m. Police did not immediately identify the individual or release the person's gender.

"This is a very active investigation," Attleboro police said in a statement. State Police and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office are also investigating the incident.

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