BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the death of 81-year-old woman.
City officials told FOX 17 Friday that the victim, Betty Smith, was stabbed.
Police and EMS went to a home on West Fountain Street around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, October 22, after family members found the woman unresponsive.
The woman was confirmed dead a short time later.
Police and representatives from the Battle Creek Crime Lab are now investigating the case as a murder.
Investigators have not yet released any suspect information.
If you have any information about the case, you're asked to contact Battle Creek Police at 269-966-3322, the non-emergency line at 269-781-0911 or Silent Observer at 269-964-3888.
