Lynn Man Identified As Wakefield Homicide Victim

WOBURN - Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Police Chief Richard Smith have announced that the body of a male found in a wooded area off Sunset Street in Wakefield last night has been identified as Jeffrey Raphael, 30, of Lynn.

At approximately 5:45 p.m., April 28, the Wakefield Police Department received a 911 call from a passerby reporting this incident in a wooded area near a residential neighborhood off Sunset Street. Officers who responded found a man deceased inside a vehicle, and indications were that the victim suffered gunshot wounds. While this remains an active investigation, law enforcement officials believe this does not appear to be a random act of violence.

The prosecutor assigned to this case is Assistant District Attorney Steve Loughlin.

This case is being investigated by the Wakefield Police Department and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.