YORK COUNTY, Va. — A woman's body was found on the side of Old Williamsburg Rd. in York County early Saturday morning, and sheriff's deputies there have uncovered a crime which their investigation determined started in Richmond.
According to a spokesperson for the York Poquoson Sheriff's Office, this story began unfolding at around 6:30 a.m. when someone jogging on Old Williamsburg Rd. in the area between Riverwalk Townhouses and the Colonial Parkway entrance came upon a body lying on the side of the road and called 9-1-1.
When sheriff's deputies arrived at that location, they found the body of a woman who had been shot several times.
On Sunday, the victim was identified by a sheriff’s office spokesperson as 25-year-old Tyosha Tanique Mitchell of Richmond.
In the course of their investigation, they determined that she was apparently forcibly taken from Richmond in the early morning hours this morning, and was shot and killed at the location in York County where her body was found.
13News Now spoke to the jogger who made the discovery.
She said that while she was a good distance away, she could still make out what she thought was a body. She said she called her son, who took a closer look and confirmed her fears.
"Nothing I've ever seen like that here," said the jogger, who wished to remain anonymous.
She voiced concern over whoever did this possibly still being in the area and said it will take her some time before she’s comfortable running down that road again.
Another neighbor, who also wished to remain anonymous, voiced similar concerns about this happening so close to home.
“And to think I was sleeping downstairs on my couch just 50 feet from where it happened is just terrifying," she said “It’s tragic. It’s really tragic.”
Investigators from the York Poquoson Sheriff's Office are currently in the City of Richmond working with the Richmond Police Department to locate and notify the victim's next of kin, as well as to interview potential witnesses to this crime.
The Sheriff's Office has not yet provided any suspect information or possible motive.
That section of Old Williamsburg Rd. was closed for several hours as they investigated the crime scene, and was reopened at around 2:30 p.m.
If you saw or heard anything in the area of Old Williamsburg Road between Daniels Drive and the Colonial Parkway around 3 – 4 am, the York Poquoson Sheriff's Office is asking that you let them know by calling 911, their Tip Line at 757-890-4999, 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or using the P3 Tips App.