On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that 16-year-old Washington, DC resident Marquette Knight’s body was found in a burning vehicle in Maryland in September.
The investigation was launched at approximately midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 27, when officers and firefighters responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Lane in Laurel for reports of a car that was on fire approximately 100 yards off the roadway in a nearby field.
Once the flames were knocked down, charred human remains - ultimately identified as Knight - were located in the backseat of the vehicle, which were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, which determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
No other new information has been provided. The investigation into the murder is ongoing.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police investigators at the Anne Arundel County Police Department by calling (410) 222-4731 or the agency’s TipLine at (410) 222-4700.
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