Woman found dead after attempted Arkansas home invasion

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)   Authorities in North Little Rock are investigating a woman’s death following an attempted home invasion.

Police say a homeowner reported that someone was trying to break into his home about 5:30 p.m. Friday. During the call to police the homeowner told a dispatcher that a gun had been fired, although he did not specify who had fired the weapon.

Officers who went to the home to investigate found a dead woman in the homeowner’s backyard. Whether the woman had died from a gunshot wound was not immediately released.

Neither the homeowner nor the woman has been identified and additional details were not immediately available.

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