Posted by A Massachusetts man arrested Friday night and charged with murder in the death of his mother suffered a medical emergency in his cell and was later pronounced dead, a spokesperson for the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office said. 34-year-old Adam Howe was facing murder charges in the death of Susan Howe, his mother. First responders found a body set on fire outside a Truro, Massachusetts home late Friday night while making a well-being check, Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe and Truro Police Chief Jamie Calise said on Saturday.”Howe suffered a medical emergency in his cell this weekend,” the spokesperson said. “He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford by ambulance. He was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s.””Out of respect for the family, we have no additional comment or details,” the spokesperson said. “That family has been through a lot this weekend; please keep them in your prayers.” Authorities said they responded to the home in Truro around 9:30 pm Friday after receiving a request for a well-being check and a separate report of a fire.According to authorities, when they arrived, they found a man outside the house and a fire on the front lawn. “As the emergency personnel realized that it was a body that was burning, the male subject ran into the house and locked the door,” a joint statement from O’Keefe and Calise released Saturday said. Video from the scene located off Quail Ridge Road showed Massachusetts State Police investigators, along with members of Truro and Wellfleet police outside the rural home. Authorities said the Cape Cod Regional SWAT Team responded placing and ultimately entered the home, Adam Howe into custody. The joint statement from O’Keefe and Calise on Saturday said authorities planned to conduct a mental health evaluation of Howe issues following conversations and information from family members.It was unclear if that evaluation was conducted prior to the medical emergency in his cell.
A Massachusetts man arrested Friday night and charged with murder in the death of his mother suffered a medical emergency in his cell and was later pronounced dead, a spokesperson for the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office said.
34-year-old Adam Howe was facing murder charges in the death of Susan Howe, his mother.
First responders found a body set on fire outside a Truro, Massachusetts home late Friday night while making a well-being check, Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe and Truro Police Chief Jamie Calise said on Saturday.
“Howe suffered a medical emergency in his cell this weekend,” the spokesperson said. “He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford by ambulance. He was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s.”
“Out of respect for the family, we have no additional comments or details,” the spokesperson said. “That family has been through a lot this weekend; please keep them in your prayers.”
Authorities said they responded to the home in Truro around 9:30 pm Friday after receiving a request for a well-being check and a separate report of a fire.
According to authorities, when they arrived, they found a man outside the house and a fire on the front lawn.
“As the emergency personnel realized that it was a body that was burning, the male subject ran into the house and locked the door,” a joint statement from O’Keefe and Calise released Saturday said.
Video from the scene located off Quail Ridge Road showed Massachusetts State Police investigators, along with members of Truro and Wellfleet police outside the rural home.
Authorities said the Cape Cod Regional SWAT Team responded and ultimately entered the home, Adam Howe into custody.
The joint statement from O’Keefe and Calise on Saturday said authorities planned to conduct a mental health evaluation of Howe issues following conversations and information from family members.
It was unclear if that evaluation was conducted prior to the medical emergency in his cell.