Two men are in police custody following a fatal incident inside a Darlington apartment building late Wednesday evening.
Durham Police officers dispatched patrol units to a property on Parkgate shortly after receiving an urgent call at 9:15 p.m.
Officers arriving at the scene above The Greyhound pub discovered a woman in her 40s who could not be saved.
Detectives arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of murder shortly after securing the residence.
A second man, aged 27, was also taken into custody on suspicion of assisting an offender during the response.
Both suspects remain held at the police station as homicide detectives conduct interviews and gather physical evidence.
Authorities expect the police cordon on Parkgate to stay in place while crime scene investigators finish processing the scene.
Leave a Reply