A homicide investigation is underway at a Center Avenue address in Reading.
The Reading Police Department has not yet released the identity of the person who died, a cause of death, or whether anyone is in custody. According to WHDH, sources told 7NEWS that a homicide investigation was underway in Reading, centered at the Center Avenue address, though the station's report did not specify further details about the circumstances.
Under Massachusetts procedure, primary legal authority over death and homicide investigations in Middlesex County rests with the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, which coordinates with local departments on major cases. State police detectives assigned to the Middlesex Detective Unit inside that office work on death investigations with local police, per the same office.
Massachusetts Homicide Rates
The state as a whole also ranks among the safest in the country on this measure. CDC National Vital Statistics System data shows Massachusetts recorded an age-adjusted homicide mortality rate of 2.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, among the lowest state rates in the nation.
What Comes Next Legally
No charges have been announced in the Center Avenue case, and it remains unclear whether a suspect has been identified.
In September, crews responded to a car that rolled into a Gazebo Circle garage, trapping a driver who needed extrication and trauma care.
No prior Hoodline coverage has detailed this specific October 8 investigation, and many of the central facts — the victim's identity, the cause of death, and whether there is any continuing danger to the public — remain unconfirmed as the inquiry unfolds.
