OAKLAND — A missing Oakland woman was found dead Tuesday night inside a vehicle in unincorporated Alameda County and police are investigating the case as a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.

The name of the 32-year-old woman has not yet been released by investigators. Police said she lived in East Oakland and had been reported missing by family members March 25. She was last seen alive March 23, authorities said.

She was found dead about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday inside a vehicle that was parked near the intersection of 159th Avenue and Liberty Street, just below Interstate 580 in an unincorporated area of Alameda County known as Ashland that lies between the cities of San Leandro and Hayward. Police have not yet said how the woman was connected to the vehicle.

Police said an autopsy will determine exactly how she died but that the case is being investigated as a homicide.

Oakland homicide Sgt. Brad Baker said the vehicle was located after Oakland missing person investigators did a review of license plate readers in other areas and found a link to where she was eventually found.

Police have not yet determined a motive for the killing and have not made any arrests.

The death is the 11th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. Last year at this time police had investigated 20 homicides in the city.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

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