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Man dies after being found with head wound outside New Bedford supermarket

The DA's office said they are investigating the death as a homicide

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A man has died after he was found injured outside a New Bedford, Massachusetts, supermarket early Tuesday morning, the district attorney said.

New Bedford police were called to the Seabra Foods store on Rockdale Avenue around 3:40 a.m. for an injured person. When they arrived, they found the victim with an apparent head injury. He was pronounced dead on scene.

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Few details were immediately released. The DA's office said they are investigating the death as a homicide.

The victim was identified Tuesday night as 58-year-old Stephen Oswald of New Bedford.

The investigation is ongoing.

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