Police found the woman's body in the trunk of a silver car near Robin Hood and Stutley drives.

NEW ORLEANS — Shot and killed, a woman was found in the trunk of a car in New Orleans East Friday, a statement from the New Orleans Police Department's Public Affairs Division said.

NOPD investigators declared the death a homicide. Police found the woman's body in the trunk of a silver car near Robin Hood and Stutley drives.

Police were investigating the killing Friday but gave little details.

The investigation is ongoing.

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