ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a south St. Louis apartment Monday afternoon.
According to an incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers found a woman dead inside an apartment on the 4200 block of Michigan Avenue at around 4:25 p.m.
Officers said the woman was unconscious and not breathing when they arrived. She was pronounced dead inside the apartment. They said the woman may have been beaten.
A neighbor told 5 On Your Side's Rober Townsend a man came home and "found his wife had been beaten to death."
Homicide detectives are investigating.
No other information has been provided by police.
Neighbors said the woman was found dead inside a third-floor apartment at the Chapel View Apartments.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Better Family Life is a nonprofit community development organization working to “stabilize inner-city neighborhoods.” One aspect of its mission is a gun violence de-escalation program.
To learn more, call 314-381-8200 or visit https://www.betterfamilylife.org/
Life Outside of Violence “helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence.”
To learn more, call 314-327-6697 or email: ProjectLOV@WUSTL.edu
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has an anti-crime program called “Safety Net for Youth Initiative,” which is a joint partnership with Saint Louis Public Schools to provide services to at-risk youth.
To learn more, visit https://www.ulstl.com/anti-crime-initiative.html
Cure Violence is an international organization that has recently launched in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities. To learn more, visit https://cvg.org/