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A young woman was found dead in the stairwell of an apartment building in the Briggs Chaney area of Silver Spring early Tuesday morning in what Montgomery County police are ruling a homicide.
According to police, two anonymous calls to Third District police about 1:30 a.m. reported two males who appeared to be carrying a body into the apartment building in the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard.
Police and fire and rescue personnel responded and found an unresponsive female in the stairwell. She was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple injuries to her face, which police have attributed to her death but could not elaborate on the injuries.
Police are still trying to identify the woman. She is described as a young adult, black, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds and having short-to-medium-length black hair. She has a small dark mole on her face next to her left earlobe and multiple piercings on both ears. She was also wearing a silver-colored long necklace and two silver-colored rings, one with a purple center stone and one with the outline of upside and downside hearts. She was wearing a gray T-shirt with a guitar and the word "Fender" stenciled across the front and blue jeans.
Police have said they would like to speak to the two young men who appeared to be carrying the body as well as the person who called the police to report the incident.
Police are also interested in speaking to two occupants of a red Lexus with that was reported at the scene because they "may have seen something," Starks said.
Detectives are asking anyone who can help identify the woman or provide information about the incident to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. Callers may remain anonymous.
