The 62-year-old man was found dead in
a building on the Bedford Veteran Affairs Hospital campus in Bedford on Friday
by another resident, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's
office.
The man, who the district attorney's
office declined to name was last seen at the facility on May 8 and had been
reported missing on May 13. He was found wearing the same clothing he was
reported missing in. The DA's office is conducting an investigation into the
circumstances of his death, Meghan Kelly, a spokeswoman, told CNN.
The man was a resident of Caritas
Communities, a non-profit dedicated to preventing homelessness, Kelly
confirmed.
The organization runs a residential
facility called Bedford Veterans Quarters in a space it leases in a section of
a building on the VA campus, Caritas said in a news release. The organization provides
"on-site staffing to refer and help residents connect to counseling,
medical treatment, employment and other services at the VA," the news
release said.
Caritas filed a missing person's
report for the man on May 13 and had been working with the VA and the Bedford
Police to find the resident, the organization said in a statement.
CNN reached out to Bedford Police
about details of the search for the man, but was referred to the Middlesex
County District Attorney's office because that office is leading the
investigation.
When asked if the man's death was
related to Covid-19, Kelly said they don't have a reason to believe it is, but
will wait for the medical examiner to rule the cause of death. CNN has reached
out to the medical examiner for comment.
Bedford Veterans Quarters has had no
Covid-19 cases, Caritas Executive Director Karin Cassel said. According to data
provided by the VA, the Bedford VA facility has had 266 cases, including 33
deaths.
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