Woman found dead overnight in Prince George’s Co. park

Police are investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead late Tuesday night at a park in Temple Hills, Maryland.

Officers with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police and the Prince George’s County Police Department arrived at Oxon Run Community Park at around 10:20 p.m., park police said. They were responding to a report of an unresponsive woman.

The woman was found suffering from trauma to her upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene, despite life-saving efforts by first responders, according to police.

The Prince George’s County police homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

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LaDawn Black

LaDawn Black is a digital writer and editor with WTOP News.

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