BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in a Brooklyn Center home Wednesday morning with multiple children present.
According to a news release from Brooklyn Center Police Commander Garett Flesland, a 911 caller asked for a welfare check on a woman and several children at about 3:25 a.m.
"That’s what we’re still working through," said Flesland. "It’s still pretty early in the investigation and one of the things we’re trying to figure out is what happened prior to that 911 call."
When officers got to the home on Oliver Avenue North near 54th Avenue North, they found a woman dead. Multiple children were at the home, and none of them were injured.
"We’re working close with the family," said Flesland. "They’re in a safe spot and we’ll continue to interact with them and talk with them as we continue to process what happened here."
A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation, and there is "no known ongoing threat or danger to the public," according to Flesland, who wouldn't say where or when the man was arrested, only that he's in custody right now.
Brooklyn Center detectives are investigating with help from Hennepin County detectives and deputies, and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and crime lab.