Around 8:33 pm, deputies were dispatched to 6000 block of River Rd, in Wade, where they found a woman's body, a news release states.
No other details have been released yet in the investigation.
Anyone with information that could help officers in the investigation is urged to call the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Homicide Detectives at (910) 677-6592 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
Please check back for updates on this developing story.
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