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Police asking witnesses from Lynnfield mansion party to step forward

The house at 8 Needham Road where a person was fatally shot during a party on Saturday May 29, 2016. Handout

Lynnfield police watched as more than 100 cars and more than 50 people fled on foot from the mansion where a man was shot and killed last month, The Boston Globe reports.

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According to the Globe, some fleeing partygoers shouted expletives at the officers and no one stopped as they ran from the rented home where Keivan Heath, 33, of Randolph was fatally shot twice in the chest around 3 a.m. on May 29.

No arrests have been made in connection the father of two’s death, and investigators are now asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward, according to the Globe.

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“There are witnesses out there and the investigation could certainly benefit from [them] providing us or the State Police with some information,” Lynnfield Police Chief, David J. Breen told the Globe. “It’s a very unfortunate situation where a mother lost a child. I’m sure the family would appreciate someone helping us solve this crime.”

Two off-duty Boston police officers attended the party at the $3.35 million home and are cooperating with the investigation. The homeowner has said he rented the 5,000-square-foot house out for what he thought was a college reunion.

Read the full Globe report here.

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