1 arrested after woman found dead in parking lot of Woodland Hills library

1 arrested after woman found dead in parking lot of Woodland Hills library
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WOODLAND HILLS (KNX) - Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Woodland Hills on Friday.

Los Angeles Police Department officers were dispatched to the parking lot of the Platt Branch Library after learning that a woman had been found dead at the scene.

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was discovered on the ground of the parking lot, appearing to have suffered from some sort of blunt force trauma.

Police arrested a suspect a little over a block away from where the woman was found.

They do not believe there is any threat to the public.

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