A 30-year-old Lynn man has been identified as the victim of a homicide in Wakefield yesterday.Jeffrey Raphael, of Lynn, was found dead yesterday evening inside a vehicle in a wooded area near a residential neighborhood off Sunset Street in Wakefield, Wakefield Police Chief Richard Smith and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Wednesday afternoon.Officers responded to a 911 call at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday from a passerby in the area, and officers reported finding a dead man with gunshot wounds inside the vehicle. Law-enforcement officials said they did not believe the incident was a random act of violence.We will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
