Two days after 12-year-old Jessica Nguyen's body was found in her Gaithersburg home on Raven Ave., the police have released little about what they think happened.
A County Police spokesman said this morning that the investigation is ongoing, detectives are still talking with family and friends, and she did not know when any more updates would be coming out.
But the media have been busy covering the story.
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ABC7 had parked a van outside the house all day yesterday, and it was there again this morning.
Here's what's being reported right now.
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What's Known:
Around 7:30 p.m. on May 31, police and EMS personnel were called to the 700 block of Raven Avenue for the report of a pediatric injury.
When they arrived, they found 12-year-old Jessica Nguyen deceased.
The medical examiner's office in Baltimore performed an autopsy and determined that she sustained trauma to her upper body, and ruled her death a homicide.
WUSA9 reported that she was found in the home's basement and that a white minivan was towed from in front of the home.
Who She Was:
Nguyen was a sixth-grader at Gaithersburg Middle School, where she was on the honor roll, several sources, including the Washington Post, have reported.
One neighbor who sometimes saw her playing with friends called her a "Nice young girl," Fox 5 reported.
A classmates and friend remember Nguyen similarly, and are taking the loss hard, ABC7 reports.
NPR reports that grief counselors have been assigned to Gaithersburg Middle School.
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