Man found dead in Germantown

A man was found dead in Germantown, Maryland, on Sunday, police said.

Around 6:20 p.m., officers responded to the 12500 block of Milestone Center Drive for a call of an injured person in the field behind the Extended Stay hotel, Montgomery County police said. There, they found a man who had died, and he had signs of trauma to his upper body.

Police are awaiting an autopsy report. They will release the victim’s identity once his family has been notified.

Detectives are investigating this case as a homicide.

Below is a map of the area where the man was found dead.

Anyone with information about this case can call the Major Crimes Division at (240) 773-5070.

WTOP’s Teta Alim contributed to this report. 

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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