Marlborough Homicide Under Investigation, Person In Custody

MARLBOROUGH, MA — Marlborough police and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are investigating an apparent homicide that happened Thursday at a local hotel.

According to Middlesex DA Marian Ryan, a woman was found dead in the parking lot of a Lakeside Avenue hotel near 12:30 p.m. Thursday. A person was taken into custody following the death, but authorities did not release details about the person, and did not immediately announce charges.

"This is an active and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and Marlborough police," Ryan said in a news release.

A homicide means that a person died at the hands of another person, but the level of criminality involved typically follows an investigation. Investigators sometimes determine that a homicide is not criminal.

Authorities did not name which Lakeside Avenue hotel the woman was found at, but there are multiple hotels along the road near the I-495 interchange.