CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte mother reported missing last week was found dead in northwest Charlotte on Thursday, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report.

Frezja Baker , 31, was last seen on Dec. 4 at a gas station on LaSalle Street in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. Loved ones said it was unlike her to go days without contacting anyone, especially her 2-year-old son.

On Thursday, CMPD announced it was conducting a death investigation Sanders Avenue , which is just off Beatties Ford Road and Brookshire Freeway. An incident report obtained by WCNC Charlotte identified the victim as Baker. The case is listed as a murder investigation on the report.

Baker’s family says she was last seen with a man they describe as an associate. Since then, they haven’t heard a word from

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