Seekonk's First Homicide In Decades Is Isolated Incident: PD

SEEKONK, MA — Police say they have launched a massive investigation after they say they found a man shot to death in a Seekonk apartment last Tuesday.

Seekonk's Chief of Police Dean Isabella says this homicide is the first the town has seen in decades, and even though it is alarming, there is no reason to believe this will continue to happen.

In a statement, Dean says that even though the investigation is still active and the shooter is still at large, police feel it is an isolated incident, not posing further danger to the public.

Police responded to reports of a shooting fired inside of an apartment at 101 Forsyth Circle in Seekonk last Tuesday night.

Joseph Housley, 66, of Seekonk, was discovered by local police inside the apartment building just before 10 p.m. when police pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Bristol County District Attorney's office and Seekonk Police are actively investigating this incident and no further information has been released.