Woman found dead with severe head trauma inside Elliott home

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A woman was found dead with severe head trauma inside a home in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood. 

Pittsburgh police said the woman was found unresponsive by a family member at a home on Willhelm Street. Officers were called to the house shortly after 11:30 p.m. 

Medics pronounced the woman, who was in her 60s, dead at the scene. 

Police said she had severe trauma to her head, possibly from a gunshot wound. Neighbors said they heard what sounded like shots and screams coming from inside the home. 

"It's really unsettling. It's real unsettling to know that something like right next door happened," said DJ, a neighbor. 

Violent Crime Unit detectives are currently investigating the victim's death as suspicious. 

The medical examiner identified the woman as 62-year-old Susan Yvonne Hays. The cause and manner of death weren't released.