East Brunswick residents say they are shocked to find out the recent death of an elderly neighbor has been labeled a homicide by the Middlesex County prosecutor?s office.

The prosecutor?s office announced Tuesday that an autopsy revealed the 84-year-old woman died of blunt force trauma to the head. Police found her body inside her home last Friday after neighbors said they hadn?t seen her for days. Community members say they assumed she died of natural causes.

A police source tells News 12 New Jersey the woman suffered from multiple skull fractures and the case has been ruled a homicide.

Neighbors say the elderly woman was reclusive and a pack rat. Police say the investigation is ongoing.