A 911 call came from inside the apartment complex at 6:08 a.m.
The woman, a resident of the apartment and identified at 55-year-old Athelma Vasquez, was taken by Lakewood EMS to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood where she was pronounced dead at 7 a.m., Hayes said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the prosecutor's office at (732) 929-2027 or the Lakewood Police at (732) 363-0200.