Army soldier’s death investigated as homicide after body found inside Missouri base dumpster

The Army is investigating nan decease of a 23-year-old sergeant arsenic a homicide aft her assemblage was recovered wrong a dumpster astatine Fort Leonard Wood successful Missouri.

In an update connected Thursday, U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood announced successful a societal media station that a personification of liking had been taken into custody successful narration to nan decease of Sgt. Sarah Roque.

"Sergeant Roque was a daughter, sister, friend and worker who chose to service our state bravely and honorably," Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, said successful a news release.

Sgt. Sarah Roque, a worker who was reported missing from nan Army’s Fort Leonard Wood installation successful Missouri, was recovered dormant connected Tuesday. (U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood)

Roque, 23, was first reported missing connected Monday aft her family and concatenation of bid were incapable to interaction her.

On Tuesday, nan guidelines announced that nan 23-year-old's assemblage was recovered successful nan dumpster adjacent barracks for azygous soldiers. Officials declined to opportunity who recovered her assemblage aliases whether location was a suspected origin of death.

"It is pinch a dense bosom that we pass nan Fort Leonard Wood organization that our missing Soldier, Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, has been recovered deceased," they wrote successful a Facebook post.

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Sgt. Sarah Roque first enlisted successful nan Army successful 2020. (U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood)

Roque was from Ligonier, Indiana, and served arsenic a span unit personnel and a excavation canine handler pinch nan K-9 detachment of nan 5th Engineer Battalion, guidelines officials said successful a news release. 

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She enlisted successful 2020 and attended basal training astatine Fort Leonard Wood. Her awards and decorations included nan Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and nan Army Service Ribbon.

Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck said that nan decease of Sgt. Sarah Roque has near a "tremendous void." (U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood)

Beck said her decease had caused a "tremendous void" successful their team.

"The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood squad is profoundly saddened by this devastating loss, and we nonstop our deepest condolences to nan family, friends and chap Soldiers of Sergeant Roque," Beck said. 

"Sergeant Roque was a daughter, sister, friend and worker who chose to service our state bravely and honorably," he said. "Her passing has caused a tremendous void passim our team, and while location are nary words to easiness nan pain, we proceed to supply care, resources and support to those who are affected during this difficult time."

The incident continues to beryllium nether investigation by nan Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Fort Leonard Wood for comment.

Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, was brutally killed successful May successful her location adjacent Fort Campbell. (U.S. Army)

Roque's decease came aft Army Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, was brutally killed successful May successful her location adjacent Fort Campbell successful Louisiana.

According to an autopsy report, Dueñas suffered 68 stab wounds to her cervix and precocious body. The aesculapian examiner ruled her decease a homicide owed to crisp unit injuries.

A $55,000 reward from nan family and nan League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was announced for immoderate accusation that whitethorn thief nan constabulary lick nan case.

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"This is simply a quality being. This is simply a Latina. This is simply a young woman that signed connected nan dotted statement to serve our country," said Analuisa Carrillo-Tapia of nan LULAC National Military and Veterans Committee. "We want to cognize what happened, who did it, and we want nan personification aliases group who did it brought to justice."

In nan months since, nary fishy has been named, nary motive identified and nary arrests made.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.