Police identify woman whose body was found in Roanoke County

A citizen found the body, according to authorities

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va.UPDATE

The Roanoke County Police Department released the identity of the body found in the Catawba area Monday afternoon.

Police identified the body as 28-year-old Kayla Nicole Sumner, of Roanoke.

Authorities said no one is in custody at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Roanoke County Police Department at 540-562-3265.


ORIGINAL STORY

The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a body found Monday afternoon.

At 2:00 p.m., the Emergency Communications Center received a call from a citizen after they found the body of a woman in the 8800 block of Brush Mountain Road.

Details are limited at this time.

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