Mother found dead at home with 4 kids inside

SPANAWAY -- Pierce County sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found at home with her four young children inside.

Pierce County Sheriff's Department Detective Ed Troyer said the body was found Tuesday morning at a home in Spanaway.

Police called to the home found the dead woman's four young children inside. The children -- all between the ages of 1 and 7 -- were unharmed, officers said.

Police have not yet released the cause of death or the woman's identity.

Sheriff's deputies said late Tuesday afternoon they spoke to the estranged husband of the woman and don't consider him a suspect in the woman's death.