Massachusetts police are reportedly investigating the death of a woman found in her home last week as a homicide.

As reported by WCVB, Boston law enforcement officials conducted a wellness check and found Shantel Gillespie, aged 30, deceased in her apartment on December 12. While the police indicated on Thursday that Gillespie is potentially a victim of homicide, her family alleges that domestic violence played a role in her death.

“While we are still awaiting a cause and manner of death determination from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, we have reason to believe that Ms. Gillespie’s death is a homicide. Preliminary information indicates that this was not a random act and that residents of the building and members of the public are not in danger,” Boston police and Suffolk County prosecutors said in a joint statement.

Officials noted that they do not believe the public is in danger. A suspect has not yet been publicly identified.

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