A homicide investigation is underway after a 62-year-old former Boston Children's Museum employee was found dead inside his home in Sharon, Massachusetts, on Thursday.
Sharon police and state police detectives assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said Friday morning that they are investigating after a relative found Brad Larson, 62, in his Deerfield Road home on Thursday with obvious injuries and contacted authorities. Sharon police and fire responded to the address, and Larson was pronounced dead at the scene.
“There will be obvious police activity in the area around that home through much of the day today,” Sharon Police Chief Stephen Coffey said in a statement. “Neighbors should be assured that, given what we know at this time, there is no ongoing threat to the neighborhood or the town related to this incident.”
No arrests have been made, the district attorney's office said, and investigators are continuing to process the home for potential evidence.
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The state medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy, possibly as early as Friday.
The Boston Children's Museum confirmed Friday that Larson worked there as a technology developer from 1988-1998.
"He was a highly respected and very much-loved exhibit developer and consultant to the museum field," Boston Children's Museum President and CEO Carole Charnow said in a statement. She said he worked in interactive media, using video to capture individual stories that connected people to one another.
"He advocated for the critical importance of sharing stories and inspired Museum professionals to evolve their thinking around storytelling," she said.
Most recently, the museum said Larson was working with the museum and interacted with visitors using his exhibit component called StoryKiosk, gathering stories about climate change.
"He was a regular presence at museum conferences of all kinds and worked with history museums, children’s museums, science centers and zoos. He was a kind and generous person who loved to connect with people through their unique stories and he focused on how stories could inspire empathy and understanding. We are shocked to learn of this tragedy. Brad will be mourned by the entire Museum field. It is a tremendous loss."
The investigation remains active, authorities said. Investigators could be seen in and around the home on Friday morning.
No further details were immediately released.
