PAXTON, Mass. - The body of a Worcester man was found Saturday in the woods off of Asnebumskit Road in Paxton.

According to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr., the body of Ernest A. Appiah, 29, was discovered just before 7 a.m. on March 5.

A resident called 9-1-1 to report a body was found about 25 feet into the wooded area off the road. Appiah’s death is being investigated as a homicide and the investigation remains ongoing with help from the Paxton police department.

State Police Crime Scene Services and Crime Lab, State Police K-9 Unit, and the State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) also assisted with the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office at 508-832-9124.