UPDATE 3:09 p.m.
FAYETTEVILLE — An autopsy has ruled out foul play in the death of a young Fayetteville woman found at The Gables apartments Monday, according to police.
Police responded to a call at 10:36 a.m. Monday to 1526 N. Oakland Ave. No. 24. They found the body of Amrita Tehuti Mukti, 28, in her apartment and were investigating it as suspicious death Tuesday, said Sgt. Anthony Murphy, police spokesman.
The body was sent to the state crime lab, where it was determined not to be a homicide, Murphy said.
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Police said they are investigating a suspicious death at The Gables apartments.
Police responded to a death at 10:36 a.m. Monday at 1526 N. Oakland Ave. No. 24.
The name of the deceased will not be released until relatives are notified, said Sgt. Anthony Murphy, police spokesman.
Fayetteville resident Matthew Henriksen said his friend Amrita Tehuti Mukti lived at that address.
Mukti was a black, transgender woman, an activist and a gem, Henriksen said. She also volunteered regularly at St. Martin's Episocopal University Center and was a member of the Lutheran Church.
"As an activist, she not only worked for trans rights, but also went to Standing Rock, stood for workers' rights and supported any cause that sought to protect our basic human rights and dignity," he said. "She was a good friend, full of empathy and children loved her. Her and my 8-year-old were close and watching them interact filled me with joy."
Many of her friends have written on Facebook that she will be missed.
The body has been sent to the state crime lab, Murphy said.
NW News on 05/09/2018
The story has been updated to correct the spelling of Mukti's last name.