Mystery after dead body found at home owned by husband of congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Boston police are investigating after discovering a body inside a rental property that belongs to Conan Harris, husband of U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley. Law enforcement was called to the home on Malta Street, in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, Saturday afternoon. Upon arriving, a person was found deceased.The two-story, seven-bedroom home where the person was found belongs to Harris. It is a rental property and is currently for sale. Pressley and Harris do not live there and never have, a person familiar with the matter told The Independent.The deceased person has not been identified. Boston Police are conducting a death investigation, a spokesperson for the Boston Police Department said in a statement."The Congresswoman extends her deepest condolences to the impacted family,” Pressley’s office said in a statement.A deceased person was found at a Boston home that belongs to Conan Harris, the husband of Rep Ayanna Pressley (AFP/Getty)The Independent has asked Rep. Pressley’s office for comment. Police received a call around 1:52 p.m. Saturday that a person was shot at the home owned by Harris, according to a police report shared with The Independent.Upon arrival, officers found the victim, already deceased, in the rear bedroom.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was a single gunshot wound.The realtor for the property told WCVB in a phone interview that the people currently living in the rental have resided there for a while but did not specify exactly how long.No other information is available at this time because it’s an ongoing investigation.Pressley, who was elected to Congress in 2019, represents Massachusetts’ 7th congressional district – which encompasses some Boston neighborhoods.She is a member of “The Squad,” a group of progressive Democratic women in the House. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are also members of the group.