Homicide investigation underway after woman found dead in Salem, Massachusetts; suspect arrested

An investigation is underway in Salem after a woman was found dead in an apparent homicide, the Essex County District Attorney’s office announced.

According to authorities, Officers were dispatched to a residence on Cabot Street for a well-being check. Once there, officers found a 42-year-old woman dead.

Her identity is being withheld at this time pending notification of kin. Authorities were granted an arrest warrant for a 50-year-old Salem man.

He was arrested in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in connection with the woman’s death this afternoon.