(Wilmington, DE 19804) Earlier this morning (June 26) officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to the intersection of Laura Court and Champlain Ave in the community of Boxwood, for the report of a female lying in the roadway.  When the officers arrived, they observed that the female had no signs of life.

Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit and the Traffic Services Unit arrived at the scene and have assumed the investigation. 

The investigation is ongoing, future updates to follow.

If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact M/Cpl Michael Henderson at (302)395-8118 or Michael.Henderson @newcastlede.gov or call the New Castle County Police non-emergency number at 302-573-2800.

Citizens can text a tip anonymously simply by texting the number 847411 keyword: NCCDE.  You can also submit a tip via our website athttp://www.nccpd.com. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit us on Facebook (IM) at New Castle County Division of Police.

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