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DC teen found killed in Maryland was reported missing 7 times

A D.C. teen whose body was found shot in a wooded area of Montgomery County, Maryland, had been reported missing seven times since 2018.

Montgomery County police continue to investigate 19-year-old Sara Gutierrez-Villatoro’s death as a homicide, after a passerby reported finding her body last Friday off a path in Dickerson, Maryland.

However, starting in January 2018 when she was 17, members of her family reported her missing seven times.

In several of the seven missing persons reports — including the final one filed in January of this year — officers noted that Gutierrez-Villatoro was struggling with mental illness and abuse trauma.

D.C. police confirmed that she was not considered a missing person at the time of her death.

Montgomery County police have not released any information about a potential suspect in her killing.

Scattered showers and humid weather continues for the DC region on Sunday

While a flood watch for the region has been lifted on Saturday evening, humid temperatures and scattered showers will persist overnight and into Sunday. WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said that the potential for heavy showers will wind down overnight, but Sunday will remain unsettled, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 80s.
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