Naomi Irion cause of death being investigated as 'homicide,' exact cause of death not released

Naomi Irion's death is being investigated as a “homicide,” Nevada authorities said Wednesday, though her cause of death is not being immediately released.

While "the exact cause of death is known," authorities are not releasing that information "at this time as the circumstances around that event if released would compromise the ongoing investigation," the sheriff's office said.

The 18-year-old was allegedly abducted from a Walmart parking lot, where she regularly parked her car to take an employee bus to her job at a Panasonic factory, around 5 a.m. on March 12.