UPDATE:
Authorities at U.S. Army Base Fort Leonard Wood say they have a person of interest in custody in connection with the death of 23-year-old Sarah Roque.
The name of the person has not been released to the public, and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Unit continues to gather more evidence in what they believe to be a homicide case.
ORIGINAL:
A missing United States soldier stationed at Fort Leonard Wood has been found dead, and authorities are investigating the case as a homicide.
The military base, located along I-44 between Springfield and St. Louis, says Sergeant Sarah Roque’s body was found in a dumpster on base Tuesday, October 22, after she was reported missing earlier in the week.
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Unit has now taken over the case.
She was 23-years-old.
