EMILY. WELL, SARA, WE’RE HERE ON BROADWAY AND THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE COMMAND UNIT JUST ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. YOU CAN SEE THAT BIG BLUE TRUCK PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE RAISING A MAST IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW. DETECTIVES WORKING ON THE STREET HERE AND THAT WAY, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE HOUSE ON WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN FOCUSING A LOT OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. EL DA SAYS THAT’S WHERE THE BODIES OF THREE ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE FOUND. THEY ARE CALLING IT A TRIPLE HOMICIDE AS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON OR PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE. NEWTON POLICE RECEIVED THE CALL THIS MORNING AROUND 1015. THE DA SAYS THE COSSANS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE HOME. NOW HE IS RELEASING FEW ADDITIONAL DETAILS, INCLUDING WHO CALLED 911. WE SPOKE WITH THE NEIGHBOR WHO SAYS THIS STREET IS QUIET HE SAYS HE NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE POLICE INVESTIGATING A TRIPLE HOMICIDE. JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. YOU HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 67 YEARS. NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. I LITERALLY GROW UP PLAYING ON BROADWAY SOME OF MY FRIENDS GROW UP HERE. YES, SCARED YOU DON’T LIVE BEST FRIENDS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE. NOW THEY BRING YOU HERE BACK TO LIVE ON THE SCENE AND THE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THEY EXPECT TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE. AS I MENTIONED, THIS STATE POLICE COMMAND UNIT IS NOW ARRIVING HOURS AFTER BEGINNING THIS INVESTIGATION. NOW, WE’VE SEEN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DO A PRESS RIDE. BUT BOTH DA POLICE AND THE MAYOR HERE IN TOWN SAY NEIGHBORS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE POLICE IN THE AR
3 elderly found dead in Newton home in apparent homicide, Middlesex DA says
Updated: June 25, 2023 at 5:40 PM EDT
Newton police are actively searching for the person or people responsible for the deaths of three elderly people in the Massachusetts city’s Nonantum neighborhood, authorities say. The Middlesex District Attorney’s office said the three people were found dead inside a home on approximately Broadway Street. Sunday at 10:15 and that they appeared to be victims of an apparent homicide. Authorities have not identified the three victims at this time. The area of Broadway between Churchill Street and Linwood Avenue remained closed Sunday evening and people are being asked to avoid the area. Authorities said residents in the Nonantum area should expect to see an increased police presence. “As always, residents are asked to remain vigilant, check door and window locks, and report any suspicious activity to Newton Police at 617-796. -2123. In an emergency, call 911,” he says a statement from the district attorney’s office.
NEWTON, Massachusetts —
Newton police are actively searching for the person or people responsible for the deaths of three elderly people in the Massachusetts city’s Nonantum neighborhood, authorities say.
The Middlesex District Attorney’s office said the three people were found dead inside a Broadway Street home around 10:15 a.m. Sunday and appeared to be the victims of an apparent homicide.
The three victims have not been identified by authorities at this time.
The area of Broadway between Churchill Street and Linwood Avenue remained closed Sunday evening and people are being asked to avoid the area.
Authorities said residents in the Nonantum area should expect to see an increased police presence.
“As always, residents are asked to remain vigilant, check door and window locks, and report any suspicious activity to Newton Police at 617-796-2123. In an emergency, call 911,” says a statement from the district attorney’s office.
