SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman was found dead in a motel room after a fire early Monday morning, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
A room fire was reported at Motel 6 on the 1400 block of 30th Street. Later Monday evening, authorities said a man was seen leaving that motel room.
Sacramento Fire Department personnel responded to the scene after 6 a.m. and extinguished the fire shortly thereafter.
The area was taped off as first responders examined both floors of the downtown motel, but officials have yet to disclose the cause of the fire, or what led to the unidentified woman's death.
Once putting out the fire, the scene was turned over to Sacramento Police Department investigators.
In a Monday evening update, police said they responded to calls about a man swinging a sledgehammer at passing vehicles in the area of 28th and L streets not long after the fire occurred.
Officers were able to to detain the man and said that they developed information that he was also related to the room fire. Police say evidence was found that indicated the man killed the woman found in the motel room.
The suspect is expected to be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail for homicide. The investigation is still in its early stages and the circumstances around this incident are still under investigation.
The victim has not been identified at this time.
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