The death of an 11-year-old girl in Gratiot County is being investigated as a homicide.

Police were sent to an Arcada Township residence on Tuesday, August 20 around 10:15 a.m. after a call from a relative who found the girl’s body. Police say the girl was home alone. She was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head. The Gratiot County Sheriff’s Department says there’s no danger to the public at this time.

No other information is available.