St. Pete woman charged with murdering sister

Aerial view of home where police say a woman killed her sister. 

Police in St. Petersburg have arrested a woman they say killed her sister in a home the pair shared. 

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers went to a home at 675 Newton Avenue South shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of a deceased woman. 

Police identified the dead woman as 54-year-old Sherry Lynn Howard and charged her sister Charee Howard, 39, with second-degree murder.

Police say the sisters lived together and nobody else was home at the time. 

Aerial view of home where police say a woman killed her sister.

Aerial view of home where police say a woman killed her sister. 

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

Police are still investigating.  

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