Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious death at a home in the Franklin County town of Sheldon.
The incident began early Tuesday morning when first responders were called to a Bedard Road home for a report of an unresponsive man, state police said in a press release.
Police said the man, later identified as 55-year-old Matthew Turner, was pronounced dead at the scene. Turner’s body was taken to the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy, which took place Wednesday, the release stated.
“Cause and manner of death remain pending, but the medical examiner notified VSP that the death appears suspicious,” according to the release.
State police did not say why they believe Turner’s death appears suspicious. No other information was immediately available.
The state police major crime unit as well as divisions of the state police are investigating Turner’s death, the release stated.
