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Henderson police investigate woman’s death as homicide

Updated September 25, 2020 - 4:37 pm

A woman’s body was found in Henderson after she was reported missing Thursday night, and police said they are investigating the death as a homicide.

Henderson police said they were dispatched about 11 p.m. Thursday to the area of McCormick Road and East Galleria Drive to assist in finding a missing 43-year-old woman from Las Vegas.

“Officers responded to the area and located a vehicle with an adult female deceased inside,” police said in a statement released Friday afternoon.

The identity of the woman will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office pending notification of kin.

The death is the seventh homicide the department has investigated this year, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Henderson police at 702-267-4911.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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