FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after a woman was found dead outside of a Fort Lauderdale townhouse.
Fort Lauderdale Police responded to the home, located in the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and 68th Terrace, at around 9 a.m., Thursday.
Authorities are considering the death to be suspicious.
“We’re not ruling it a homicide,” said Casey Liening with Fort Lauderdale Police. “We’re going to remove the body to the medical examiner’s office and let them do their job to figure out what happened.”
Residents in area are now concerned that a body was discovered so close to home.
“It’s weird thinking I live down the street, so it’s like that happened right over here,” said resident Sam Smith. “It could happen anywhere.”
“I got a knock on the door from the police asking questions. I heard someone passed away across from me,” added resident Karl Pinero. “I have no idea … I wish I knew more, could help them out. I’m trying to learn more. It’s a nice little place here. It’s always calm. There’s never really anything going on. This is kind of shocking.”
7News cameras captured investigators around the side of the home near the body, covered from view with a blue tarp.
Evidence markers could also be seen along the yard.
It is unknown if the woman lived in the area.
“Our investigators are working to identify this female,” said Liening. “Obviously, if anyone … one of their loved ones is missing — a white female, early 20s — and she didn’t come home this morning, definitely give the Fort Lauderdale Police Department a call.”
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