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Body found in driveway of abandoned DC house may be missing woman

WASHINGTON — A body found in the driveway of an abandoned house in Northeast D.C. may be that of a woman who was reported missing the day after Thanksgiving, D.C. police Chief Peter Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said Tuesday.

Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said police are investigating it as a “very suspicious death.”

Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said officers were called to a house in the 300 block of 34th Street Northeast shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after a neighbor called police.

Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said the body was discovered in a driveway in the rear of an unoccupied house.

“We’re going to work very quickly to try and identify the victim here,” Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said. “We have a strong belief that it could possibly the person who was reported missing.”

If it is, “It’s very sad for her family to lose somebody over the holiday season,” Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham said.

An autopsy will determine the cause of death, and police will see if any surveillance cameras in the neighborhood recorded anything that could be used as evidence. Ì«×Ó̽»¨ham asked anyone who may have information about the woman’s death to call D.C. police at 202-727-9099.

Below is a map of where the woman’s map found:

Jack Moore

Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.

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