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Police identify person found dead in woods in southwest Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have identified the person who was found dead in southwest Charlotte Monday evening.

Officer said the found the body of Samechiko Jeanita Williams, 28, off of Ann Marie Drive near Nations Ford Road after receiving a 911 call.

The body had been in the woods for several days, police said, and they won't be able to determine if the death was a homicide until the medical examiner finishes their report.

The case is currently a death investigation.

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