SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. — Police in Simpsonville, Kentucky, continue to investigate the death of a 41-year-old woman after officers discovered her body on Wednesday, leaving the small Shelby County community searching for answers.

The victim has been identified as Brenda Selene Chiguil Acua, a Mexican native who held multiple jobs in the area.

“This is just a little alarming, because we really don’t know the background," said Dana Overall McClellan, a Simpsonville resident. "We don’t know what happened.”

Simpsonville Police Chief Thomas Brummer said officers responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday at the Veechdale Apartments on Buck Creek Road, where they found Acua dead at the scene.

“We’re still working a death investigation,” Brummer said. “It hasn’t been ruled either which way. We’re sti

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