HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The death of a 90-year-old woman who was found dead inside a Hollywood apartment Monday morning has been ruled a homicide.
Hollywood police officers were called to the Town Mar Apartments, 2842 Fillmore St., about 8:30 a.m.
Officer Meredith Elrich said Helen Townsend was found dead inside one of the apartments.
Elrich said the Broward County medical examiner's office determined Tuesday that Townsend's death was a homicide.
"They hit her real hard and poured bleach over her," relative Alberto Rodriguez told Local 10 News.
Elrich would not confirm details about the death.
Local 10 News has learned that Townsend not only lived in the apartment complex, but she also owned it, along with at least one other in Miramar.
"She liked to call herself our adopted grandmother," resident Alsha Stowe told Local 10.
Police returned to the crime scene Tuesday to gather more evidence in the death investigation.
"She was so sweet," Stowe said. "It just doesn't make any sense."
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