Police Investigating After Body Found Behind Northwest Charlotte Church

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The CMPD is conducting a death investigation after a body was found in northwest Charlotte.

The body was found behind the East Stonewall A.M.E. Zion Church on Grier Grove Road.

The pastor of the church says a landscaping company discovered the body Friday morning.

Officials say the person has been dead for some time and the body is decomposing.

More information will be released as it develops.