Woman killed in Eden Prairie home; husband arrested

The suspect is jailed on suspicion of murder; police have yet to address a motive.

August 16, 2018 at 10:43PM

A man who reported finding his wife dead in their Eden Prairie home early Thursday is now jailed and accused of murder, authorities said.

The death occurred at a condominium in the 18200 block of Cascade Drive, where police were called about 2:20 a.m. by the husband, according to emergency dispatch audio.

The 61-year-old man was arrested, police said, and he remains jailed on suspicion of murder.

The emergency audio revealed a dispatcher saying that the caller to 911 reported the death as a suicide, and that he woke up and "found his wife with a bag over her head [and she was] cold to the touch."

Authorities have yet to identify the woman or the circumstances surrounding the killing.

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