Investigators from the Albemarle County Police Department were called to Richmond Friday for an autopsy of the unidentified homicide victim found on Yancy Mill Lane Thursday morning near the Crozet exit of Interstate 64.
A single gunshot wound to the victim's head was determined to be the cause of death. The victim probably was shot while sitting inside a stolen car, according to an Albemarle County Police Department news release.
The vehicle was stolen Thursday morning from a Harrisonburg house.
Police have not concluded whether or not the homicide occurred on Yancy Mill Lane.
The homicide is the fifth in the county this year. Police describe the victim as a Hispanic man between the ages of 20 and 30.
Police ask anyone with information on this incident contact the Police department or Crimestoppers.
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