Authorities ID Body Found Burned Near Lynn Playground

Authorities have released the name of the man reportedly found dead near a playground in Lynn, Massachusetts.

According to the Essex District Attorney's Office, 29-year-old Tito Lopez-Elbanks' body was discovered at about 2:10 p.m. last Thursday by a dog walker near the area of Frey Park near Oak Street, just steps away from a playground and baseball field. Authorities say his body had been burned.

Officials are continuing their investigation on what they called a suspicious death after a burned body was found near a playground in Lynn, Massachusetts.

According to the Essex District Attorneys Office, the body has been identified as a 19-year-old male. The man's name has not yet been released.

The body was discovered at about 2:10 p.m. Thursday by a dog walker near the area of Frey Park near Oak Street, just steps away from a playground and baseball field.

"You worry about the coyotes that might come out but never finding a dead body," Marie Barone, a Lynn resident, said.

The grisly discovery left Lynn residents shocked and disturbed.

"This is probably one of the worst things I've heard from in Lynn for a long time," one resident said.

"You worry about the coyotes that might come out but never finding a dead body," Marie Barone, a Lynn resident, said.

Authorities identified the body as Lopez-Elbanks on Saturday morning. His body was burned so badly, according to officials, that it took extra time to properly identify him.

A makeshift memorial at the base of a burnt tree has been established, with a boquet of flowers and a bottle of Hennessey's current marking the ground in Lopez-Elbanks' memory.

The grisly discovery left Lynn residents shocked and disturbed.

"This is probably one of the worst things I've heard from in Lynn for a long time," one resident said.