The search for missing 20-year-old Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez has now become a homicide investigation, according to detectives with the county’s Major Crimes Division.
Chavez-Dominguez was last seen by family and friends on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.
On Saturday, Jan. 28, at approximately 2:01 p.m., officers from the Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland-National Park Police – Montgomery County Division, and Maryland Transportation Authority Police, responded to Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park, for the report of a suspicious situation. When officers arrived, they located a female body.
An autopsy will be conducted at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore in order to determine the cause and manner of her death, according to an MCPD press release.
No suspect(s) are in custody. This is an active and ongoing investigation.
Crime Solvers of Montgomery County offers a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at (866) 411-TIPS (8477), submit a tip online, or via the P3 Tips app.
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