Apparent Dartmouth homicide under investigation

DARTMOUTH — Dartmouth Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the District Attorney's office and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating an apparent homicide that occurred in Dartmouth sometime late last night or early this morning.
 
At 5:10 a.m. today, Dartmouth Police received a 911 call from a motorist who reported seeing a male collapsed on the side of the road in the area of 180 Horseneck Road.  When police and paramedics arrived on scene, they located the male and determined him to be deceased.
 
The victim is an unidentified male and based upon evidence gathered during the preliminary investigation, it is believed he is the victim of a homicide.
 
The state Medical Examiner's Office will take custody of the body to perform an autopsy in the coming days.
 
As the investigation remains active and ongoing, the District Attorney's office said no further information will be disseminated at this time. The victim will be identified after his next of kin is located and notified, said the DA's office in a press release.

Anyone who has any information regarding this case or who may have been in the area of 180 Horseneck Road between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. is urged to contact Dartmouth Police or take advantage of the district attorney's anonymous text a tip program.  To anonymously text a tip to the DA's office, text the word “Bristol” to the phone number CRIMES (274637). Then just text your tip. You can also submit a web-based anonymous tip by going to Submit a Web Tip.