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Woman found dead in Des Moines home in suspected homicide

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March 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a woman has been found dead in a Des Moines, and investigators are questioning a man about the crime. Police say officers were called to the home around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check on a resident at the home. Officers who arrived at the home found the woman dead.

Police have not released her name or revealed how the woman died, but say her death is being treated as a homicide. Police had initially said they were searching for a 32-year-old man who may be a witness in the case, but later announced the man had been found.