Nez Perce Tribal Police investigating women’s death

LAPWAI — Although there is no indication a crime has occurred, Nez Perce Tribal Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old woman at Lapwai.

Tribal police responded to a call reporting the death of a woman on Sunday in the White Bird housing in Lapwai. When officers arrived at the scene, they determined that the woman died of unknown causes, according to a news release sent by the Nez Perce Tribe on Thursday.

Police are continuing to investigate pending results from a blood toxicology test of the woman, according to the news release.