A Falls man will be arraigned later this morning after the murder of a woman on Monday at the Niagara City Lofts in the 500 block of Portage Road.
The 64-year-old man, whose name is being withheld, will be charged with second-degree murder.
Law enforcement sources have characterized the homicide as a “domestic incident.”
Falls police patrol officers responded to a 911 call of a “deceased woman” at about 10:15 a.m. Monday at an apartment building at 561 Portage Road. When officers arrived, they found a 79-year-old woman dead in one of the apartments.
The victim’s identity has not been made public by police.
Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Crime Scene Unit (CSU) detectives said they were able to quickly identify a suspect in connection with the slaying. The suspect was taken into custody Monday afternoon.
CID detectives said they are still actively investigating the incident and are asking anyone with information about it to contact them at 716-286-4553.