Officers with the Melcher-Dallas Police Department and Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched at around 11:21-a.m., today (Thursday), to 502 D Main Street East, on a report of a deceased adult. Inside the home, law enforcement found a deceased adult female.

The Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Major Crime Unit is working with the Melcher-Dallas Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and Marion County Attorney’s Office to identify the circumstances surrounding the death.

The Office of the State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. Pending notification of family, the name of the womane is not being released.  Law enforcement is not aware of any threat to the public related to this death.