A woman was killed in a Lakeville home late Thursday allegedly by a man who was soon arrested in Rosemount, police said.

Lakeville officers responded to the 17000 block of Encina Path around 11:10 p.m. after a relative of the woman reported a “significant amount of blood” inside the home, police said in a Friday statement. Officers found the woman dead inside.

The man was identified as a suspect, and an alert was put out for his car.

About 10 minutes later, Rosemount police responded to a call of suspicious activity in the 3700 block of 148th Street in Rosemount and located the car unoccupied.

After a short search of the area, the suspect was found in a backyard and taken into custody around 11:50 p.m. He had injuries that appeared to have been self-inflicted and was transported by M Health medics to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he remains in custody and in their care.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office will release the woman’s identity at a later time.

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are assisting Lakeville police in the investigation.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office will release the woman’s identity at a later time.

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are assisting Lakeville police in the investigation.

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