The woman found deceased in her car on the Cross County Parkway on Sunday died as a result of gunshot wounds, the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed today.

Ariela Mejia-Polanco, 33, who has addresses in Westchester and Rockland counties, was found deceased about 8 a.m. behind the wheel of her car on the shoulder of the eastbound Cross County Parkway near the Broad Street exit in Mount Vernon.  Preliminary investigation determined that the woman was likely targeted for violence and her death was not a random act.

The homicide remains under investigation by detectives from the General Investigations Unit. Assistance has been provided by other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies during in the continuing investigation.

Due to that ongoing investigation, additional details are not being disclosed at this time.