Death of 88-year-old Danville woman investigated as homicide

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Police are investigating the death of an 88-year-old Danville woman as a homicide after finding her unresponsive in her home.

Sunday morning at around 10:45 a.m., Danville police responded to the 300 block of Juless Street after a 911 caller had found Elizabeth Morris Adkins unresponsive in her home.

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Based on evidence at the scene, police immediately began a homicide investigation.

The victim’s body will be transported to the Medical Examiner’s office in Roanoke for an autopsy and final determination of the cause of death.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Danville Police Dept. at 434-799-5111 or Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000.