Crime & Safety
[Update 9:19 a.m.] Boston Police on Scene in Jamaica Plain After Dead Body Found on Sumner Hill
Detectives called for Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation units.
[Update 9:19 a.m.] Boston Police are still investigating the death yesterday on Sumner Hill in Jamaica Plain. But Officer Eddy Chrispin said there were no signs of foul play and the body showed no signs of trauma.
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A dead body was found this afternoon at the foot of a stairway in the Sumner Hill Condominiums building at 76 Elm St.
Capt. Paul Russell of the Boston Police also said it is not yet known if the victim lived in the building.
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The medical examiner has been called.
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