A female is dead, and a male is in custody after an altercation in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon. 

Officers responded to the altercation around 12:19 p.m. at a home near 11 Mile Road and Roy Street, according to the St. Clair Shores Police Department.  

While securing the scene, officials say officers found a female who "appeared to have died from unnatural causes." 

A male at the scene was taken into custody.

The ages of the male and female have not been released by officials. 

Police are investigating the incident as a homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Clair Shores Police Department Detective Bureau at 586-445-5305.