Two men were found dead in a wooded area near a Salem Walmart Wednesday afternoon, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
Salem police were called to 450 Highland Ave. shortly after 2:20 p.m. after a man walking his dog discovered one of the bodies, the district attorney’s office said in a press release. Officers soon found the bodies of the two men.
“At this point, an investigation led by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, along with the Massachusetts State Police and the Salem Police, is underway to determine the cause of death and if foul play was involved,” the district attorney’s office wrote.
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Anyone with information about the deaths is asked to call Massachusetts State Police at 978-745-8909 or Salem police at 978-744-1212.