In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, State police investigate near a vehicle in a supermarket parking lot in Pleasant Valley, N,Y., where 49-year-old pharmacist Abbas Lodhi and one of sons were found shot dead. Police say they later found the body of the man's other son at the family's nearby home. Police are continuing to search for the man's 43-year-old wife Sarwat Lodhi, who is missing and has unspecified injuries. They describe her as a victim in the case. (AP Photo/The Journal, Darryl Bautista) NO SALES. MIDDLETOWN OUT, KINGSTON OUT. (The Associated Press)
PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. – Police say a body found beside an upstate New York road is believed to be that of a woman they'd been searching for since her husband and two sons were found shot to death on Thursday.
State police Trooper Melissa McMorris says investigators have "great certainty" it was 43-year-old Sarwat Lodhi (LOH'-dee) found dead Friday in Wappingers Falls, 13 miles south of where her family was found in Pleasant Valley.
Police say the cause of Lodhi's death is unavailable. They say more information will be released during a news conference about the deaths of 49-year-old pharmacist Abbas Lodhi, 9-year-old Zain Lodhi and 13-year-old Mugthba Lodhi.
Authorities have said they believe Sarwat Lodhi was injured and was a victim in a "family tragedy."
Nearby business owners tell the Poughkeepsie Journal Lodhi's husband was from Pakistan.
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