(WPXI) – A woman whose body was found Wednesday morning near Route 51 in Beaver County is the victim of an apparent homicide, police said. Sharon Benyo, 46, was found dead in a field around 8:15 a.m. by utility workers, investigators said. Chippewa Township police were quickly able to secure the area until forensics was able to process evidence. On Thursday, the Beaver County Coroner’s Office said Benyo died of gunshot wounds to her head. Chippewa Township’s police chief added that the gunshot wounds were to the back of her head. Benyo, the ex-wife of well-known Beaver County defense attorney Gerald Benyo, was released from state prison about three weeks ago and was on the right track to getting her life in order, according to Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier.