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IMPD investigates after woman found dead in alley

A woman was found dead in an alley just north of downtown Sunday morning. (WISH Photo/Marcus Collins)

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman found dead in an alley just north of downtown Sunday morning is not believed to be a homicide, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Monday night.

Authorities were called to reports of a person down in an alley just before 9:45 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of West 26th Street.

IMPD said in a news release Monday night that the Marion County Coroner’s Office did not find any indications that would lead it to believe the death was a homicide.

The case has been deemed a death investigation. 

Police and IEMS arrived Sunday and pronounced the woman dead. Detectives were unable to determine any immediate signs of trauma.

She was identified Monday as 54-year-old Darlene Glenn. The Marion County Coroner’s Office said the cause and manner of her death are still pending.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.