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Woman found dead in Detroit with gunshot wounds to the head

Posted at 2:20 PM, May 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-20 05:39:44-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit police are investigating after a 36-year-old woman was found dead with gunshot wounds to her head Sunday morning.

According to a preliminary investigation by Detroit police, an unidentified person contacted 911 just before 11 a.m. after seeing the victim laying in a vacant lot in the area of Coplin Street near Waveney.

Police released surveillance video of two persons of interest in connection to the woman's death.

The video was recorded at a green light location on East Warren and Algonquin.

It shows the victim getting into a white sedan. The firsst man is wearing a light colored shirt, light pants and glasses. The second is seen walking into a gas station wearing a dark colored sweatshirt with "Huskies" on the front, with dark pants and a dark colored baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DPD's homicide unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.