Woman's suspicious death marks another tragedy for small town of Choiceland, Sask.

The mayor of Choiceland, Sask., was at his auto shop on 1st Street on Friday morning when a passerby asked him if he knew what was going on a few blocks away at a house on Railway Avenue. 

"First thing this morning, there was a forensic team there and then later on a funeral home vehicle. So I knew there had been a death," Mardell said.

A 37-year-old woman died and a person of unspecified age was taken into custody at the scene, according to an RCMP press release. Neither person has been publicly identified.

A major crimes unit has launched a serious death investigation and police have released few other details so far. 

Mardell said he knows the families involved and that he went to the home to offer support. 

"I found out that the gentleman that owned the house was alive and grieving with his family," he said. 

"So I went to the family to see if there was anything the community could do for them. And they said they already had a counselor coming. I gave them my condolences and said if there was anything the community could do for them to just let me know."