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Police identify body found in Somers; death ruled a homicide

The state's medical examiner says cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.

SOMERS, Connecticut — State Police have identified the man whose body was found inside a vehicle off Durkee Road in Somers on Thursday, and the state's Medical Examiner has ruled the death a homicide.

On Friday night, State Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Jason Comes. The Office of the Chief's State Medical Examiner says the cause of death was a "gunshot wound to the trunk, with perforations of heart and lungs", and ruled the manner of death as Homicide.

Comes' body was found in a car pulled off Durkee Road, which runs between Route 83 and Four Bridges Road in an isolated, rural section of Somers. 

Police say the incident is isolated and there is no immediate threat to the public.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Eastern District Major Crime Tip Line at 860-896-3230.

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