Mississippi woman’s body found in yard of abandoned home

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — An investigation is underway following the discovery of a woman’s body in the yard of an abandoned home in Columbus, Mississippi.

Bryan Moore, the public information officer for the Columbus Police Department, said someone found the body at approximately 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant later confirmed the name of the victim as Ashanti Jade Turner, 25.

The family says she lived close to the abandoned house and that someone last saw her Sunday, April 21.

The coroner said an autopsy will be performed.

Her death is being treated as a homicide, according to the coroner.

The Columbus Police Department said in a news release that Turner’s boyfriend, Damian Peterson, is a person of interest in the investigation.

Anyone with information that may help investigators is asked to call the tip line at 1-800-530-7151.

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