ELKHART, Ind. -- The Elkhart Police Department reports a 911 call came in Monday around 3:37 a.m., for a stabbing at a home in the 1200 black of Chinaberry Drive.

EPD officers and first responders arrived on scene to find a woman, identified as 37-year-old Myrna Ugarte Gaona, suffering from apparent stab wounds.

Police say medics administered first aid and took Gaona to the hospital where she subsequently died from her injuries.

The report states during the investigation, officers began searching the area of the incident, at which point they discovered a dead man lying in a creek bed near the residence.

The man is being called a suspect, but his identity has yet to be released.

The suspect's cause of death is currently undetermined but is part of the ongoing investigation.

The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is handling this investigation.

Authorities believe this to be an isolated incident with no further danger to the public.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 574-295-2825.