Nashville Police are investigating the death of a woman after they say she was sexually assaulted on the steps of a South Nashville church.

A Nashville Fire Department crew was driving past the Nashville Life Church on Nolensville Pike Aug. 14 at about 10:30 p.m. when they saw what appeared to be a man sexually assaulting a woman. The engine crew turned around to intervene, according to court records.

Police have identified the woman but are not naming her publicly yet, noting they are working to notify next of kin. Fingerprints determined she is a 34-year-old Nashville woman who is believed to be homeless.

When firefighters got out of the truck, police said it became apparent the woman was unconscious and the man was trying to pull up her pants from around her ankles.

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