Milford Storage Facility Where Homicide Occurred To Be Vacated

MILFORD, MA — The Milford Board of Health has ordered the owner of a Beach Street storage facility to clear the building of anyone living in storage units following a recent homicide there.

The order comes after Milford police discovered several people may have been living in the facility. They made the discovery while investigating the stabbing death of Paul Weaver, 54, who was living at the facility.

Franciso Souza, owner of the 15 Beach St. facility, has until Tuesday to vacate and secure the storage units, according to a Board of Health letter. None of the units provide access to adequate cooking or sanitary facilities, the letter says, a violation of state law.

"Under no circumstances should anyone ever live in a storage unit. Living and sleeping in a storage unit is illegal because it is against the sole purpose of using one," the letter said. "They are unhealthy, unsafe and dangerous for living and sleeping.

The Board of Health will also consider further action against Souza at the next meeting scheduled for Sept. 8. A town health inspector will visit the Beach Street site on Tuesday morning to check that the facility has been secured and cleaned.

A person renting a storage unit found Weaver's body on Aug. 17. Last week, state police traveled to Charlottesville, Va., to arrest Christopher Tetreault, 28, on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was set to appear in court in Virginia on a charge of being a fugitive from justice before returning to Massachusetts.