BOSTON — A young woman has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a death on a houseboat in Boston on Sunday night, authorities announced Monday.
Officers responding to a report of an incident at Shipway Place in Charlestown just before 11 p.m. discovered a dead person on a houseboat at the Charlestown Marina, according to the Boston Police Department.
Police said the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death and positively identify the individual.
Nora Nelson, 24, of Boston, was arrested at the scene on “unrelated warrants,” according to police. She will be arraigned in Charlestown District Court. There was no immediate word on what charges Nelson faces.
Police blocked off the entrance to the Pier 8 parking lot and video captured overnight showed a Boston police crime scene response truck arriving at the snow-covered marina.
Residents of the marina were on edge and questions swirled as a heavy police presence descended on the neighborhood.
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“We woke up about midnight. They had police boats coming in and about 15 cops on the dock,” marina resident Chad Johansen told Boston 25 News. “They asked us to stay inside and stay away from the scene. They said we were safe and there was no worry to our safety in the marina.”
Johansen added, “To have this kind of police presence and this kind of activity going on is very concerning.”
Johansen said investigators have been very tight-lipped since uncovering the death.
“They won’t tell us anything about what’s going on,” Johansen noted. “Just very sketchy.”
Johansen described the victim as “friendly,” “well-spoken,” and “well-known.”
The Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the death investigation.
Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact detectives at 617-343-4470.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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