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Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, members of the Baltimore County Police Department were called, when the body of 37-year-old Audra Pineda was found behind the school as children were arriving to class.
On Thursday, Feb. 2, the agency announced that the death has been ruled a homicide and is being investigated as such, though detectives have been stingy about releasing specifics in the "suspicious" case.
PIneda's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine her exact cause of death, which has not been released by officials.
Principal Ryan Warfel said that students were kept inside the school building as a precaution during the police investigation into the incident on Tuesday.
“This morning, a body was found on school property,” he said at the time. “We immediately contacted the Baltimore County Police Department and officers responded to the school.
“Officers confirmed that it was an adult victim, and that person was pronounced dead at the scene. The area was blocked off and we worked with police to ensure that students were diverted away from the area as they arrived at school.”
The investigation into the homicide is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding Pineda's death has been asked to contact detectives at the Baltimore County Police Department by calling (410) 307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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