NEWTON, Mass. (WPRI) — Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a dead body was found at Forte Park on California Street in Newton Saturday night. 

State police identified the deceased as 43-year-old Mynor Vasquez-Vega, who was a member of the local homeless community, according to police. 

Vasquez-Vega’s body was discovered around 8:00 p.m. Saturday by two people walking along the Charles River. 

The investigation into the death is being conducted by the State Police Detective Unit for Middlesex County, the State Police Troop H Detective Unit, and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section.