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Bristol County DA investigating death of missing Taunton man

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The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office has begun an investigation into the death of a Taunton man.

According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Jeffery M. Briggs, 35, who had been missing since January 14th, was found in an area off of the 200 block of Hart Street on January 18th by a passerby. Briggs appeared to look like he was sleeping and appeared to be frozen and was ruled deceased. It is currently unknown how long Briggs had been deceased.

An initial autopsy was completed and a cause of death was ruled undetermined.

As part of the ongoing investigation, video surveillance is being looked for in the area that Briggs was located.

A GoFundMe page has also been created for Briggs’ funeral expenses and at last check had raised over $8,700.

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