Photo: Prince William County Police Department
A family’s faint hope they’d be reunited with20-year-old Jose Guerreroafter they reported him missing more than a month ago was crushed when they received a devastating phone call with news he was dead.
Guerrero was reported missing on Dec. 21 after he didn’t return home from running an errand. Guerrero’s girlfriend Sheila Perez, who shares a 10-month-old daughter with Guerrero, says he didn’t tell her where he was going, but said he planned on returning in five to 10 minutes,she told NBC News.
Two days later, his Hyundai was found abandoned in the area of Bel Air and Jeffries Roads in Woodbridge, Va.,Prince WilliamCounty Police Department statedin a tweet.
On Jan. 19, investigators from thePrince WilliamCounty police department identified two people of interest and ultimately issued a search warrant that led to the arrest of two teens on charges of murder: 19-year-old Olvin Ramirez, and an unidentified 17-year-old boy,according to a press release.
It is unclear whether they’ve entered pleas or obtained an attorney to speak on their behalf.
Prince William County Police
“The investigation revealed the victim and suspects arranged to conduct a narcotics transaction on Dec. 21, 2022,” officials alleged in its statement. “During the transaction, an altercation occurred, and the victim was stabbed multiple times and presumably died from his injuries.”
Guerrero’s body was located in a wooded area in Maryland’sPrince GeorgeCounty and transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office, police stated.
For now, Guerrero’s family grieves the loss of a young father who was dedicated to raising his newborn daughter, his relatives said.
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“They have destroyed a part of us,” Guerrero’s mother Andrea Salgado told WUSA9. “He had a life ahead of him.”
In aGoFundMe pagecreated to raise funds for his funeral and daughter’s care, Guerrero is described as a young man who was a terrific father, son, brother and friend.
source: people.com
