Shortly before noon, an unresponsive man was taken from a van at the end of Elmwood Street just after the intersection with Tannery Brook Row.

One neighbor said the man, who he knew as Lawrence, was living in the van, but had not been seen for three weeks. 

Although Lawrence, who was in his late 30’s, was living in the van, he was active in his church, took on handyman jobs in the area and was attending a trade school in Medford, the neighbor said. 

Another man told Det. Patrick Lyons that he opened the van this morning to check on Lawrence and found him inside. 

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