MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – Morristown Police are investigating after a welfare check turned into a suspicious death.
Police say they responded to the welfare check on 813 Elmore Street for 76-year-old Richard Cote when they found him dead in his home.
They are considering the death suspicious, but have not disclosed the manner of death. Cote’s body was transferred to the Medical Examiner’s Office located in Burlington for an autopsy.
They are saying this was an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the public.
Anyone with information related to Cote’s death is encouraged to call the Morristown Police Department.