A woman was found dead in an Allston apartment Monday night, and a man seen busting out a window is under arrest, police report.

Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin said at the scene on Glenville Avenue that the case is in the “early stages of the investigation.”

He told reporters a 911 call came in at about 7:48 p.m. that was “likely domestic” and “at least one weapon has been recovered.” He did not confirm reports of a machete.

The suspect was Tased and eventually cuffed after attempting to steal a car, he added. The crime scene is not far from Commonwealth Avenue.

“The scene leads from the apartment through several yards,” McLaughlin added, saying police are still “trying to piece this together and assemble all the facts.”

When pressed if the man was involved in the woman’s slaying, he said it was too early to say.

“He was in the apartment where the women was located and he fled out that apartment and broke a window” with police in pursuit, McLaughlin added, hinting he is at the very least a top suspect.

Sgt. Det. John Boyle, the BPD’s top spokesman, said all further details on the suspect and the deceased will be updated to BPDNews as soon as possible.

The death comes at the close of Marathon Monday with the city packed with runners and fans.

Originally Published: April 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM EDT

In the wake of Pope Francis’ death Monday, the head of Boston’s archdiocese called the Catholic leader’s legacy “broad and deep.”

Archbishop Richard G. Henning, who was appointed to lead the Boston archdiocese by Francis in 2024, said the pontiff “continuously called us to deeper faith and to a more generous participation in the boundless compassion of God.”

“I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Pope Francis. His legacy as Holy Father is broad and deep,” Henning said. “His example remains a guiding light to the Universal Church. Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph, may he rest in peace.”

From his election on March 13, 2013, the Argentine-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio signaled a different papacy, embracing refugees and the downtrodden, especially following the troubled tenure of Pope Benedict XVI, who surprisingly resigned.

But conservatives grew increasingly upset with Francis’ progressive bent, outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics and crackdown on traditionalists. He badly botched a notorious case of clergy sexual abuse in 2018.

Francis entered Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia and, at 38 days, became the longest hospitalization of his papacy. Part of his right lung was removed in the late 1950s after a bout of pneumonia, and he suffered from chronic lung disease.

He emerged on Easter Sunday — his last public appearance, a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and applause. He died hours later.

Francis’ death now sets off a weekslong process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, first for Vatican officials in the Santa Marta chapel and then in St. Peter’s for the general public, followed by a funeral and a conclave to elect a new pope.