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Woman Found Dead Inside West Philadelphia Apartment After Officers Called For 2 Men Fighting In Hallway, Police Say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A woman was found dead inside a West Philadelphia apartment after Philadelphia police received a call for two men fighting in a hallway. It happened on the 4200 block of Chester Avenue, shortly before 9 a.m.

Police say they received a call for two men fighting in the hallway, and one of them was armed with a weapon.

When officers got on the scene, they apprehended both men and a weapon was recovered.

When police went inside the apartment, they discovered a 47-year-old woman face down on the floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

An arrest has been made in the woman's death.

Police are investigating.

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