Columbus police say the death of a woman found on the Near East Side on Wednesday night was a homicide, according to a police release issued on Friday and reported by Heritage Headlines.

Source: Columbus Division of Police release, via Heritage Headlines

Officers responded around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, to an unknown complaint on East Fulton Street. Medics at the scene told officers a 45-year-old woman had been pronounced dead and had suffered major trauma before her death, police said. The woman has not been publicly named in the release.

Source: Columbus Division of Police release, via Heritage Headlines

Homicide detectives were called to the scene, and the Franklin County Coroner's Office later determined the death was a homicide, police said.

Police said the motive is unknown and no suspect has been identified. Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.

Source: Columbus Division of Police release, via Heritage Headlines