Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious death after the body of a 58-year-old woman was found inside a home in Dartmouth.

Police responded to a home on Farquharson Street around 1:09 p.m. Thursday after someone called 911 to report a sudden death.

Officers found the body of a woman inside. Her name has not been released.

At least eight police vehicles and two forensic units were on scene for several hours Thursday.

They returned to the scene Friday to continue their investigation.

There is no word on a cause of death at this time, but police say they are treating it as suspicious.

An autopsy will be conducted Friday to determine a cause of death.

No arrests have been made.

Note: Police initially said the woman was 59 years old. They later clarified that she was, in fact, 58 years old.