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Posted: 11:32 AM Nov 11, 2007
Last Updated: 4:27 PM Nov 12, 2007
Reporter: James Jackson
Email Address: jjackson@whsv.com

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Charlottesville police are on the hunt for a murder suspect after a UVA graduate was shot in the head.

Police found 26-year old Jayne McGowan lying dead in her living room on Friday. It happened at her home in the 800 block of St. Claire Avenue.

Charlottesville police reported on Sunday that her Nissan Sentra was found in the woods along Fairway Avenue where it was well hidden on a pedestrian trail.

The car is being analyzed and police will release more information in a press conference Monday. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

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