Crime & Safety

Police Investigating After Body Found In New Haven Cemetery

Police responded to a cemetery on Ella Grasso Boulevard after receiving a call about a suspicious death, reports said.

Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in a New Haven cemetery on Friday, according to multiple reports.
Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in a New Haven cemetery on Friday, according to multiple reports. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in a New Haven cemetery on Friday, according to multiple reports.

Police responded to Evergreen Cemetery on Ella Grasso Boulevard around 8 p.m. after receiving a call about a suspicious death, NBC Connecticut reported.

When police arrived, they discovered the woman's body, according to a WFSB report.

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The woman's likely cause of death was homicide, reports said. Police did not release her name.

No additional information was immediately available. The incident remains under investigation.

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