Crime & Safety

12-Year-Old Stabbed To Death, Police Say

Authorities confirm one more detail about Jessica Nguyen's murder.

Jessica Nguyen, the 12-year-old who was murdered in her family's home on May 31, was stabbed to death, police said today.

They would not say how many times she was stabbed, or with what.

On , police were called to Nguyen's house on Raven Avenue for a pediatric injury.

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When they arrived shortly after 7:30, they found the Gaithersburg Middle School sixth-grader dead.

Police have released few details in the week since her death, but an autopsy performed by the State Medical Examiner's Office in Baltimore confirmed that Nguyen was murdered.

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She was at All Souls Cemetery in Germantown after a funeral at Our Lady of Vietnam Catholic Church in Silver Spring.

Police have not charged anyone in connection with this crime, and won't say if they have any suspects.

However detectives did ask Gaithersburg City Public Works crews to mow the grassy area behind the Nguyen home as they swept the area with metal detectors earlier this week.

A candle-light vigil, largely organized by friends, drew dozens of Ngueyn's friends to Raven Avenue Friday night.

Neighbors have expressed worry over the lack of information being provided by the Police about their investigation.


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