PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a woman is dead after a hazardous situation under investigation as a homicide.
Officers were called to a home near 15th Avenue and Pierson Street around 9 p.m. Monday where they received reports about an injured person.
They found the victim, identified as 50-year-old Lori Bourque, dead at the scene.
Firefighters who responded to the scene also identified and stabilized a “hazmat situation,” police say.
Police say 46-year-old Kenneth Benson was arrested on a second-degree murder charge in connection with Bourque's death.
No further information about the incident has been released at this time.
