Nova Scotia

Police investigating death of woman in central Halifax

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in central Halifax Tuesday morning.

Police called to 'suspicious circumstance' on Willow Street near Dublin Street Tuesday morning

Halifax police investigators are shown in the backyard of a home on Willow Street in Halifax on Tuesday morning. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in central Halifax Tuesday morning. 

In a news release, police said officers were called to a home on Willow Street near Dublin Street in relation to a "suspicious circumstance" where a woman was found dead.

Police are releasing few other details.

Forensic investigators in white suits combed the area Tuesday morning and police taped off a large area around the scene. The body was removed around 11 a.m.

Police at the scene in central Halifax on Tuesday morning. (Richard Cuthbertson/CBC)