Authorities have identified a woman whose body was decomposing

recently

found it

recently

in an overgrown field near railroad tracks in Carson.

The woman was identified Sunday as 28-year-old Shalynn Jones, according to the L

os Angeles.A.

district

C

coroners

O

office.

Sheriff’s homicide investigators found the woman’s body Friday after receiving a call about a person near the 20800 block of Santa Fe Avenue. It was unclear how long she had been dead and if she was dead

had

previously sustained injuries, officials said.

Officials encourage anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Departments Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. They may also provide information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).