A man has been taken into custody regarding the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman whose body was discovered in August at an abandoned residential lot in Mississippi. The arrest marks a significant development in a case that has remained under investigation for several months.

While the discovery of the body occurred in late summer, the investigation reached a turning point this week. According to reports, the arrest was made shortly after the medical examiner officially classified Fortune’s death as a homicide on Thursday. Prior to this classification, the circumstances surrounding the discovery of her body had been the subject of local inquiry.

There is a slight difference in how the outlets characterize the current status of the investigation. The Independent explicitly links the timing of the arrest to the medical examiner’s recent homicide ruling. BBC News reports the fact of the arrest and the location of the discovery but does not explicitly connect the two events as cause-and-effect in the same manner as The Independent. Neither outlet has released the name of the suspect or specific details regarding the evidence that led to the arrest, as the investigation remains ongoing.