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Minister, 74, Beaten To Death With Hammer In Brockton
Police are investigating a fatal hammer attack on a 74-year-old Brockton man family members said was a minister on his way to visit his daughter.
Police responded to calls about an injured man on Clinton Street at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Lee Harmon was found with "massive head wounds" and a gash to the lower right arm. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Cruz said Wednesday the exact cause of Harmon's death would be determined by autopsy. Broadcast reports said a hammer was recovered at the scene.
Family members and friends said Harmon was a Pentecostal minister with seven children and several grandchildren. They said he was riding his bicycle to visit his disabled daughter.
Witnesses told investigators they heard a crash and commotion, then breaking glass and a verbal confrontation.
This article was originally published on August 21, 2013.
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