CALEDONIA — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Caledonia after police received a call about a boy who had, "possibly killed his mother."
When officers arrived to a home on E. White Manor Court Tuesday night, they say they were met by a 15-year-old who was walking out of the front door. In a news release, police say the teen surrendered without incident.
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Officers entered the home and found a woman dead inside. Lifesaving efforts were attempted. The preliminary investigation reveals the woman was stabbed and suffered blunt force injuries.
The victim in this case has been identified as the mother of the teen arrested.
TMJ4 is not naming the victim until all family has been notified.
Hailey Edmonston, 16, lives across the cul de sac from the woman's home. She tells TMJ4 she only has fond memories of the neighbor she grew up across the street from.
"When we would have garage sales at our house she would come by and buy a cup of lemonade from my lemonade stand," Edmonston recalled. "She was nothing but a really sweet woman. She was a really big part of my childhood."
Edmonston said her relationship with the woman made news of her death that much harder for to believe.
"I'm just really in shock at what happened, especially not knowing the details. It's just really shocking on both ends."
The neighbor said she is even more surprised that the woman's 15-year-old son was allegedly involved. She described him to TMJ4 as a nice person who often went to the same church as her.
"I've known him since I was a kid, he's younger than me. He's not doing anything suspicious or anything that would cause any red flags."
Edmonston's mother, Terri Edmonston, said the woman who died was not only a good neighbor but a great person who she had become close with over the years.
"She and I, a few years ago, had gone to see a concert out of state, so we had a trip just the two of us and we really connected then," Terri Edmonston told TMJ4. "She was a wonderful woman. She was a great friend, she was a great wife, a great mother."
Police are still investigating what took place in this quiet Caledonia neighborhood.
Though questions remain, friends and neighbors say they will be remembering the mother lost for her positive impact on their community.
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