Woman’s death in District Heights ruled homicide

The death of a woman found in District Heights, Maryland, Saturday with injuries to her upper body has been ruled a homicide, according to police.

Prince George’s County police said officers responded to a call around 6:50 p.m. in the 3400 block of Walters Lane. Once on scene, police said they found a woman outside suffering “trauma to her upper body.” She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police do not believe her death was a random incident and are asking anyone with information that may help lead to an arrest to call 1-866-411-TIPS.

Zeke Hartner

Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.

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