Woman's body found in burning car in metro Atlanta, police investigating

Police in metro Atlanta are asking for the public's help in identifying the body of a woman found inside a burning car in DeKalb County Friday night.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating the discovery of a woman's body inside a burning car.

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The vehicle was found in DeKalb County late Friday when DeKalb County police responded to a call about a vehicle fire in the 4200 block of Riverlake Way, DeKalb police spokesman Sgt. J.D. Spencer said.

It isn't clear who the woman is or how she died, police said, and the DeKalb medical examiner is working to determine a cause and manner of death.

"Once the fire was extinguished, a body was located inside the vehicle," he said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact DeKalb police.