The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the unattended death of a woman on Wheeling Island.  

Wheeling Police and Fire were called to the 400 block of South Front Street at 12:13 a.m. on Friday, March 21, for a medical emergency regarding an unresponsive person. When officers entered the residence, they determined that the woman inside, identified as 56-year-old Kathleen J. Herring, was deceased.  

Her body was taken to the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy was conducted on Monday to determine the cause of death. Preliminary autopsy results are not currently available.  

Further details will be released following the findings from Wheeling police detectives and the medical examiner’s office.