2 Bodies Found In Montgomery County Parks Within A Day: Police

WHEATON, MD — A man's body was found in a Wheaton park Tuesday, the day before another man's body was found in a Silver Spring park, police announced Saturday.

Police said Saturday that an adult male was found deceased in Wheaton Regional Park at 11715 Orebaugh Ave. Tuesday.

Detectives are continuing their investigation and will release more information as it is confirmed, police said. Police did not announced the news of the body earlier because they thought it could compromise the investigation.

A man's body was found by a hiker in the Long Branch Stream Valley Park in Silver Spring Wednesday. The man has been identified as Cristopher Alfredo Funes Guerra, 20, of Silver Spring. Guerra's family reported him as missing on Sept. 3, police said. Police reported this incident Thursday.

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At about 11:22 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call from a resident who discovered a body in the park near 8800 Garland Ave. in Silver Spring. Homicide investigators and members of the Maryland National Capitol Park Police Department responded to the scene and found the man's body, police said.

The Medical Examiner's office in Baltimore has ruled the manner of death a homicide and confirmed Guerra's identity, police said.

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Anyone with information regarding these murders is asked to contact the Montgomery County Police Department – Major Crimes Division at 240.773.5070. Callers may remain anonymous.

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