The man found dead in the backyard of a home in Abington, Massachusetts, Friday night has been identified, and officials indicated that investigators believe he was killed.
Anthony Leverone, 43, was the man whose body first responders found about 7:25 p.m., the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office and Abington police announced Sunday. The preliminary investigation indicates he died of injuries caused by blunt-force trauma.
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On Monday, prosecutors said the murder of Leverone remained under investigation, and an autopsy will determine the cause and manner of his death.
The district attorney's office also said Monday that a blue Hyundai Sonata being sought in connection with the case was found in Taunton and seized by investigators.
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"The people of interest involved in this active and ongoing investigation were previously acquainted with the victim, Anthony Leverone," the district attorney's office wrote in a press release.
They asked anyone with information about Leverone's death to call state police at 508-894-2584.
The home is on Plymouth Street near the Plymouth St. Baseball Field. Police had been called there for a wellbeing check, officials previously said. They said the death didn't appear to be a random act of violence.
Neighbors have told NBC10 Boston that state police have asked for surveillance video from 2 a.m. Friday morning — police haven't confirmed they were investigating that time frame.
"It's scary because we don't know anything, if there was a motive, if it was a random break-in. What if that person wasn't found and they could have done it to us?" neighbor Ike Faria said Saturday.
