MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say the woman found dead in a car on the city's northwest side was apparently a homicide victim.

Investigators responded to an apartment complex Sunday afternoon where the car was parked in an alley.

Lt. Lucretia Thomas says the woman is possibly 24 and died of an apparent gunshot wound. WITI-TV (http://bit.ly/1DAB1cV ) reports police cleared the scene by 8 p.m. and the car was towed away.