10 charged in connection with killing of Md. teen - WTOP Afternoon Headlines - Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Nine people are in custody in connection with the death of 15-year-old Damaris Reyes Rivas of Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the midst of a string of disappearances and killings, according to police in Fairfax County. A tenth suspect has yet to be apprehended. [Logo](#) AFTERNOON HEADLINES - February 15, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [10 charged in connection with killing of Md. teen]( Nine people are in custody in connection with the death of 15-year-old Damaris Reyes Rivas of Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the midst of a string of disappearances and killings, according to police in Fairfax County. A tenth suspect has yet to be apprehended. 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