PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A man has been arrested and police are now investigating after his mother was found dead in her Lake Oswego home Friday morning, police said.
Just after 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a welfare check in the 17,000 block of Mardee Avenue.
During that investigation, authorities say they discovered a 78-year-old woman who they believed to be the victim of a homicide.
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Officers arrested the victim’s son, 52-year-old Chad Brix, at the scene, authorities say.
Lake Oswego police are still investigating and no further information, including the identity of the victim, has been released.
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