Portland police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Tuesday afternoon in a residence in the 1400 block of Southeast Belmont Street.

The woman's name and apparent cause of death were not released.

Central Precinct officers found the woman's body at about 1:54 p.m. when they responded to a call in the area.

Homicide detectives, criminalists from the Forensic Evidence Division and a medical examiner have started investigating the incident.