KCSO investigating homicide near Post Falls
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 hours, 20 minutes AGO
POST FALLS — Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in the unincorporated area near Post Falls.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office discovered the death of the elderly female after receiving a request for a welfare check at a residence in the 2900 block of E. Hope Avenue in the unincorporated area of Post Falls at about 7:15 p.m., Friday, June 12.
The reporting party advised they had not seen the elderly female resident of the home for several days. Deputies responded to the residence and observed suspicious circumstances outside the home.
Family members provided deputies with keys to the residence, allowing them to enter and conduct the welfare check. Inside, deputies located a deceased adult female who appeared to be the victim of a homicide, KCSO officials said.
KCSO detectives responded to the scene and worked through the night processing evidence, officials said. Detectives continue to actively investigate leads related to this case.
At this time, the identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Additional details regarding the investigation are being intentionally withheld to preserve the integrity of the ongoing investigation, KCSO officials said.