After a young woman was found dead behind an Everett, Massachusetts, home on Tuesday, a death investigation has gotten underway, authorities in Middlesex County announced.
Although there were no obvious injuries to the 18-year-old, her death is being investigated as suspicious due to where she was found, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, which has not publicly named the teenager.
Authorities got a 911 call from a woman at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, saying that she found a female apparently dead behind her home on Springvale Avenue, the DA's office said in a news release. First responders found the woman outside, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
“I found her belongings and the next thing you know I never spoke to her again so I called the police like an hour after I found her stuff and reported her missing," said Brandon, a friend of the young woman who did not give his last name.
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“The moment I realized it was her they put crime scene tape up and they started taking the big cameras and taking pictures and then I found out it was her once I saw the body bag going into the back of the car. I was heartbroken, broken in pieces.” he added.
The chief medical examiner is expected to determine the cause and manner of death.
An investigation is ongoing, involving several agencies — the DA's office, Everett Police Department and Massachusetts State Police detectives.
