Crime

Man found dead outside New Bedford supermarket was murdered, authorities say

The man was found early Tuesday outside Seabra Foods.

Authorities are investigating the murder of a man who was found dead outside a New Bedford supermarket early Tuesday morning. 

New Bedford police responded around 3:40 a.m. to a 911 call reporting a man with an injury in front of Seabra Foods at 41 Rockdale Avenue, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said in a statement. At the scene, first responders found a man suffering from what appeared to be a head injury. He was pronounced dead by medics at 3:56 a.m. 

“The investigation into this homicide is active and ongoing,” the DA’s office said.

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