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Police are investigating the death of a woman found inside a car on the shoulder of the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon, New York.
Westchester County Police said the woman’s death is considered suspicious and it is being investigated as a crime. They added she “may have been targeted for violence.”
Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of the parkway around 8 a.m. Sunday just before the Broad Street exit.
An officer found the woman dead behind the wheel of the car.
The Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office removed the woman’s body from the scene and will conduct an autopsy to determine her cause of death. Her name has not yet been released.
Police added there is no known threat to the public.
The Cross County Parkway stretches from the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers to the Hutchinson River Parkway in Mount Vernon.
Renee Anderson is a digital producer at CBS New York, where she covers breaking news and other local stories. Before joining the team in 2016, Renee worked at WMUR-TV.
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