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Woman Found Shot To Death In Her Bed

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FRANKLINTON, La. (AP) - Authorities say a Louisiana woman was found shot to death in her bed. 

 
News outlets report 40-year-old Donna Arceneaux was found in her bed Tuesday. 

 
The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release that two of the victim's friends were not able to contact her and went to her residence. When they arrived, they found Arceneaux with a shotgun wound to the chest. 

 
Authorities say the fatality is being treated as an unclassified death. 

 
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning. Further details have not been released.