Missing woman's body found in Montgomery County park: police
COLESVILLE, Md. - A body found in a park near the Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Montgomery County was identified as a woman who was reported missing on January 2, according to police.
Montgomery County Police said the body was discovered around 2:01 p.m. Saturday in Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park at Hobbs Drive and Somerset Lane in Colesville.
Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez, 20, of Rockville. (PHOTO: Montgomery County Police Department)
According to FOX 5's David Kaplan, police were investigating under a bridge on a stretch of the ICC that’s between New Hampshire Avenue and Route 29.
The body has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine a cause of death.
On Saturday, MCPD identified the woman Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez, 20, of Rockville.
Police said Chavez-Dominguez was last seen by family members on December 30, 2022 at her apartment in the 12300 block of Braxfield Court. She was later reported missing on January 2.
According to police, a witness claimed to have seen Chavez-Dominguez leaving her apartment complex with a Hispanic male on December 31, 2022.
Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez, 20, of Rockville. (PHOTO: Montgomery County Police Department)
Investigators have not indicated if that man is a suspect in the case.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call MCPD at 1-866-411-8477.
A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 for updates.