GASTONIA, N.C. — A body was discovered Wednesday in west Gastonia, police said.
The call came into dispatch at about 6:25 p.m. The caller said they found the body of a young woman.
Police said the death investigation was in a wooded area near the railroad tracks between North Webb Street and Beechwood Drive.
#BREAKING Gastonia Police say they are conducting a death investigation after they say a body was found in a wooded area by the train tracks near N. Webb Street.
— Coleman J. Montgomery (@colemanreports) June 14, 2023
Channel 9’s Ken Lemon is on scene gathering information. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/QpE6X9Wa73
On Thursday, the Gastonia Police Department identified the victim as 23-year-old Shaniya Everett of Gastonia.
No information was given on what may have led to Everett’s death, but the police department said, “At this time, there is no foul play suspected in her death.”
GPD says investigators are waiting on the medical examiner’s office to determine Everett’s cause of death.
Body Found@GPDNC found 1 person dead near the railroad tracks on West Arline Avenue near Beechwood Drive. They got a call from a person who said they saw a young woman dead in the area. Officers are just beginning their investigation. pic.twitter.com/GZgOZweurD
— Ken (@kenlemonWSOC9) June 14, 2023
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