SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA. (THECOUNT) — Alan Lee Washington, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, has been identified as the suspect in a Tuesday night murder of a woman in Suffolk County.

Washington, 71, was charged with murder after police found a woman dead inside a Roxbury apartment complex on Tuesday evening.

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According to reports, police responded to a call of a person down at an indoor crime scene at 1990 Columbus Ave, Unit 155 in Roxbury. On arrival, officers located an unidentified adult female victim suffering from apparent traumatic injuries around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The female victim was pronounced deceased on scene.

Washington was later taken into custody and charged with murder.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Suffolk County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of 2019, the population was 803,907 making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. The county comprises the cities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop – Wikipedia.