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Boston Police Probe Death In Cemetery

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Investigators are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man whose body was found in a cemetery in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

Police say officers responding to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Calvary Cemetery found the victim with apparent gunshot wounds on Saturday morning.

Emergency medical workers who responded to the scene pronounced the man dead.

Homicide detectives are investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the killing.

Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at (617) 343-4470.

Police did not immediately release the man's identity.

This program aired on May 12, 2013. The audio for this program is not available.

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