Police search for man linked to 'suspicious' death inside Malden apartment
MALDEN – Police want to talk to a man in connection with the suspicious death of a 79-year-old man in Malden last month.
Ronald Gilbert was found dead in his Kennedy Drive apartment Wednesday afternoon.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said the death is suspicious and that Gilbert had been dead in the second-floor apartment "for some time."
Police discovered an item, which they did not publicly identify, was missing from the home. Detectives were able to find it and police then issued a warrant for the arrest of 33-year-old Dion Smith of Boston. He is wanted for larceny.
Smith is described as a balding, Black man with brown eyes. He is 5'9" tall and weighs around 165 pounds.
Anyone who encounters Smith is urged not to approach him and instead call Malden Police at (781) 322-1212.
People who live nearby were shocked to learn of the investigation. "I have been living here for about 27 years," Joseph Doricent told WBZ. "This neighborhood is known by many people like one of the most nicest places in Malden to live."
