The Army is investigating the death of a 23-year-old sergeant as a homicide after her body was found inside a dumpster at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
In an update on Thursday, U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood announced in a social media post that a person of interest had been taken into custody in relation to the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque.
“Sergeant Roque was a daughter, sister, friend and soldier who chose to serve our country bravely and honorably,” Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, said in a news release.
Roque, 23, was first reported missing on Monday after her family and chain of command were unable to contact her.
On Tuesday, the base announced that the 23-year-old’s body was found in the dumpster near barracks for single soldiers. Officials declined to say who found her body or whether there was a suspected cause of death.
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