NEWTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Westport Police officer was found dead in a Newtown home Wednesday.

Officers responded to a home at 6 Elizabeth Street home at 6:42 Wednesday morning on a medical assist call. Upon arrival, officers determined that the incident was changed to an untimely death investigation.

Police have identified the deceased as 48-year-old Robert Myer. Myer was also a member of the Newtown Police Department’s Board of Police Commissioners.

In a statement released Wednesday, Newtown Police said, “On behalf of Chief James Viadero and the Newtown Police Department, this day is a tragic loss for the family, friends and community of Newtown.”