WASHINGTON — Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a person found Tuesday night in the Northwest Branch Trail creek near the Capital Beltway’s Inner Loop in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Police have not said whether the person was a man or a woman.
Major crimes detectives located the body in the creek along the trail around 11:10 p.m.
Police classified the case as “an active and ongoing death investigation,” according to a news release.
The medical examiner in Baltimore will conduct an autopsy.
Anyone with information should contact police at 240-773-5070 or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous.
