YORKTOWN, Va. — An investigation is underway after a woman's body was found on the side of Old Williamsburg Road in the Yorktown area Saturday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m., the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said a jogger saw the body in the area between Riverwalk Townhouses and the Colonial Parkway entrance. The jogger called 911.
First responders arrived and pronounced the 25-year-old woman dead at the crime scene, the sheriff's office said.
That portion of Old Williamsburg Road was shut down for the investigation. Officials reopened the road just before 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Sunday afternoon, YPSO authorities identified the woman as Tyosha Tanique Mitchell of Richmond, VA.
According to sheriff's officials, it appears that Mitchell was forcibly taken from Richmond in the early morning hours this morning, and died at the scene, as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators are currently in the City of Richmond working with Richmond Police to interview potential witnesses to this crime.
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call 911.
The sheriff said there is no immediate threat to the community.
