A 25-year-old woman dialed 911 in the early afternoon of Christmas Eve and reported she had shot and killed her cousin, according to the Fairbanks Police Department.
Police identified the victim as 33-year-old Jeanelle Clark. Police and investigators found her body Wednesday at a fourplex on the 2600 block of Gillam Way in South Fairbanks, according to a news release posted on the police Facebook page.
Investigators questioned Clark's cousin, Emmalee Clark, and arrested her on a charge of first-degree murder, the release said.
"It is believed that the murder occurred early this morning," the release said.
Emmalee Clark called police at 12:54 p.m. to report the death, police said.
She was taken to the Fairbanks Correctional Facility, said Amber Courtney, City of Fairbanks spokesperson.
Police are asking anyone who has additional information about the case to call detective Christopher Nolan at 907-450-6551 or email him at csnolan@ci.fairbanks.ak.us.
No further details about the incident were immediately available.