After a woman was found dead in Forest Park in Springfield on Jan. 7, officials are investigating it as a homicide. Police responded to reports of the 5 p.m. discovery of the body in the area of 300 Trafton Road near Camp Star Angelina, said Ryan Walsh, police spokesman.

The woman's body that was found in Springfield's Forest Park last week has been identified. Firefighters contained a small fire along ariverbed behind homes that residents believe was likely started in a homeless encampment. Sheriff outreach teams are warning people in encampments not to start fires during this dry weather.

Police responded to a report of a body in the area of 300 Trafton Road near Camp Star Angelina in the Forest Park neighborhood.

Authorities on Wednesday identified a woman whose body was found in a park in western Massachusetts earlier this month.

The body that was found in Forest Park last week has been identified as a 56-year-old woman from West Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – An investigation is being conducted after a woman’s body was found inside Forest Park in Springfield Tuesday night. Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, officers were sent to the 300 block of Trafton Road. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman dead.