Man in custody after woman found dead in Northwest DC: police

FILE-Police tape is seen in front of a police vehicle at the scene of an incident. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Police say a man is in custody after a woman was found dead in Northwest D.C. Sunday morning. 

Officers responded to the 700 block of Girard Street, Northwest, just after 8:45 a.m. for a report of a domestic incident. 

When they arrived, officers found an adult female unconscious and not breathing. 

D.C. Fire and EMS responded to the scene and the woman was pronounced dead. 

No additional details about the man in custody have been released at this time. Check back with FOX 5 for updates. 
 

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