An Auburn woman's life came to a tragic end after she was found dead in her apartment, prompting a police investigation into what is now being treated as a possible case of domestic violence homicide. The Auburn Police Department (APD) was initially dispatched to the Sierra Meadows Apartments on the 500 block of 25th Street Southeast for a welfare check, according to KOMO News.

The call to check on the 39-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, came Friday afternoon around 2:39 p.m., but officers left soon after arriving on the scene, as "nothing seemed out of the ordinary, nothing suspicious," as per Auburn police spokesperson Kolby Crossley's account in The Seattle Times. A second call prompted the police to return between 4 and 5 p.m., an hour, later when they discovered the somber scene after a child answered the door.

Inside the apartment, officers found the victim lifeless on the floor. Further investigation led to the arrest of a woman, who is said to be the partner of the deceased. The suspect was taken into custody Saturday on unrelated warrants while the APD continues to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death.

The investigation is ongoing, and details will likely be forthcoming as the APD delves deeper into the case. Domestic violence, a pervasive and often silent plague in our society drives a significant portion of homicides, a harrowing truth that this case might further evidence. "Police are investigating the death ... as a possible domestic violence homicide," Crossley revealed, casting a sobering light on the incident that shattered the peace of the Auburn community.