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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Police are investigating the death of a woman who they originally believed was found shot to death in the backyard of a Philadelphia home last weekend.

What we know:

Investigators say 32-year-old Tiffany Niehorster was found dead in the backyard of a property on the 2500 block of North Front Street on Saturday morning. 

Police originally reported that Niehorster suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and ruled her death a “homicide by shooting.” 

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday, however, said that Niehorster did not suffer a gunshot wound, and her cause of death remains under investigation. 

The Source: This article was written with limited information obtained from the Philadelphia Police Department and the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office.

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