A Pennsylvania State Police forensic unit is seen among Wilkes-Barre police vehicles during Thursday’s investigation of a suspicious death on Willow Street in the city.
Jerry Lynott | Times Leader
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City police are investigating a suspicious death on Willow Street this afternoon, Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay confirmed.
Jerry Lynott | Times Leader
WILKES-BARRE — City police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman at a home on Willow Street this afternoon, District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirmed this afternoon.
Next of kin have not yet been notified, Sanguedolce said. The victim’s identity and specifics of the case are not yet being released, he added.
Police responded to 123 Willow St. at about 1:30 p.m., Sanguedolce said.
The initial investigation revealed that friends of the deceased arrived at the residence and found the victim inside, a report from city police said.
“We don’t suspect that anyone is in danger at this point,” Sanguedolce added regarding to safety in the neighborhood.
A Pennsylvania State Police forensic unit is on scene, and police have been going door-to-door up and down the street as part of the investigation.
Any witnesses are asked to contact the Wilkes-Barre Detective Division Det. Stash or Det. Sinavage at 570-208-4225.
Thursday’s death comes on the same street where a high-profile killing took place six years ago.
Donald Bachman, 49, died May 1, 2015 in front of his home at 62 Willow St. when he arrived home after working an overnight shift as a mechanic for Martz Trailways.
Bachman’s stepdaughter, Kendra Dias, last year entered a guilty plea to a count of solicitation to commit criminal homicide after detectives alleged she paid someone $1,500 to have Bachman killed. She was sentenced to spend at least six years in prison in that case. Dias never disclosed a motive, and no one has been arrested for actually firing the shots that killed Bachman.
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