Human remains found in College Park identified as 14-year-old boy

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — Human remains found at a park in Maryland last month have been identified as 14-year-old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala of Washington, D.C.

According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, the remains were located on Nov. 3 during a search at Indian Creek Stream Valley Park in College Park.

The Metropolitan Police Department and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reported Amaya-Ayala’s disappearance back in August, saying he was last seen in D.C. on Aug. 2.

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His remains were sent to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, who ruled the case a homicide.

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Detectives are working to track down possible suspect(s) and a motive.