93 Year-Old Woman's Death Ruled A Homicide: Stamford Police

STAMFORD, CT — Police said a 93-year-old Stamford woman's death has been ruled a homicide, and they are urging anyone with information is asked to contact the department. The incident occurred Wednesday at a Cove Road residence, according to police.

Officers responded to the home after receiving reports that an elderly woman there may have fallen down the stairs and was unresponsive. The woman was found dead at the bottom of a staircase leading into the basement of the home, police said.

"With the assistance of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, it was determined that the injuries the victim sustained are not consistent with a fall down the stairs," police said in a statement. "This case is being investigated as a homicide."

The woman lived alone at the single-family residence. Family members became concerned when they could not reach the woman by phone throughout the afternoon and decided to check on her. They subsequently found her at the bottom of the basement stairs, police said.

Anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious in the area of Cove Road at Willowbrook Avenue between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday is asked to contact the department's Bureau of Criminal Investigations at 203-977-4420.

"Residents of the area will notice an increased uniform police presence in the neighborhood as we investigate this case," police said in a statement.