A woman in her 20s was found dead at a home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Friday, and authorities say her death is being investigated as an apparent homicide.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Lowell Police Superintendent Kelly Richardson released a joint statement Friday night confirming the homicide investigation.
Lowell police responded to a Llewelyn Street residence around 10:45 a.m. Friday to conduct a well-being check at the request of a person known to the victim, Ryan and Richardson said.
Arriving officers found the victim's body with signs of apparent trauma, and she was pronounced dead on scene by EMS.
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Authorities have not released the victim's name, identifying her only as a woman in her 20s.
No arrests have been made, and there was no immediate information on a possible suspect.
This is an active and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police detectives and Lowell police.
