Death probe at home owned by Ayanna Pressley's husband
Boston police are investigating a death after officers found a deceased person Saturday afternoon at a Mattapan rental home owned by Conan Harris, husband of U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley. The couple does not live at the property. Pressley's office offered condolences; the homicide unit is handling the case.
Key Takeaways
- Boston police responded to 25 Malta St. in Mattapan at 1:52 p.m. Saturday on an "investigate person" call that became a death investigation.
- Officers found a person deceased; the Boston Police Homicide Unit is leading the probe.
- Property records list the home as owned by Conan Harris, husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley; the couple does not reside there.
- A Pressley spokesperson said the congresswoman extends her deepest condolences to the impacted family.
- Further details, including the deceased person's identity and cause of death, had not been released as of Saturday evening.
What happened at the Mattapan address?
According to Boston Police Department spokesman Officer James Moccia, officers were dispatched at 1:52 p.m. Saturday to 25 Malta St. in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood for a report to investigate a person.
When they arrived, they found the person deceased, Moccia told CBS News Boston. The call was reclassified as a death investigation, the Boston Herald reported.
A police cruiser was seen outside the home Saturday evening, and the property was sealed off with red crime scene tape. Moccia said a police report had not been filed by 6 p.m., so additional details were not yet available.
Why is Ayanna Pressley's name connected to the case?
City and Suffolk County property records identify Conan Harris, the husband of Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley, as the owner of the Malta Street home. Pressley and Harris do not live at the address.
The Herald described the listing as an eight-bedroom, four-bath, 2,713-square-foot multifamily property. CBS News Boston reported it is a rental currently for sale, with an assessed value of $919,000 and an asking price of $1.15 million.
A Pressley spokesperson told reporters: "The Congresswoman extends her deepest condolences to the impacted family." Fox News Digital said it had also reached out to Pressley's office for comment.
Who is investigating, and what is still unknown?
The Boston Police Homicide Unit is handling the investigation, officials said. Authorities had not publicly identified the deceased person or released a cause of death as of Saturday evening.
Readers following similar developing cases can find more coverage in our True Crime & Unsolved Mysteries section. Pressley, a Democrat, was first elected to Congress in 2018 after defeating longtime former Rep. Michael Capuano in a primary. The death probe at the Harris-owned rental remains a developing story.