[UPDATE]
A family friend has confirmed to WCCB that the victim is 46-year-old Shannon Littlejohn.
CHARLOTTE, NC — CMPD is investigating after a woman was found dead in a park behind West Charlotte High School Monday morning.
Police say a call for a welfare check came in around 8am Monday at the West Charlotte Neighborhood Park on Kendall Drive. When officers arrived they found a woman lying on the ground. Medic pronounced her dead on the scene.
The cause of death has not yet been released.
Officials say this is a homicide investigation and it is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
