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UPDATE: Woman found dead inside car identified

Posted at 3:39 PM, Apr 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-02 15:25:50-04

UPDATE ON APRIL 2: The Clark County Coroner identified the woman found in the car as 33-year-old Katie Watson from Las Vegas.

The exact cause of death is still pending.

ORIGINAL STORY

Police are investigating in a Target parking lot at 3210 Tenaya Way after receiving reports of someone asleep or passed out in their car around 1 p.m. Saturday.

Arriving officers found a deceased female in the car. They believe the vehicle has been in the parking lot since Friday night.

Officers say the death doesn't appear to be a homicide. The Clark County Coroner is at the scene to help with the investigation.