DeLand PD: Woman could have been 'dead for days,' body discovered inside home

DELAND, Fla. — Officials with the DeLand Police Department are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home Thursday evening.

Police were initially called to a home in the 800 block of North Arlington Drive around 8:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, police said they found a woman dead inside, who they believe could have "been dead for days."

Neighbors said they've been hearing what sounded like a car alarm going off for the past two days.

"It kind of freaked me out and I heard the rest of us were freaked out when we heard the news initially," said neighbor Parker Johnson.

Officials did not indicate how the woman died.

Investigators said an older man on the scene may have been intoxicated and was transported to the hospital in an "altered mental state."

This story will be updated as more information becomes known.

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