Police in Longueuil are investigating a suspicious death after a 54-year-old woman was found lifeless in a parked car outside a store Wednesday afternoon.

Police say “traces of violence” were found on the body of the woman, who was a local resident. She was found by a passerby shortly after 1 p.m. on Roland Therrien Boulevard in a plaza parking lot near the intersection of King-George Street. 

A perimeter has been set up in the parking lot.

The police investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about the incident is asked to immediately call 911.