Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Suspicious Death on Beltway

A man's body was found off the inner loop of the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring.

A man's body was found Tuesday, Dec. 17, off the inner loop of the Capital Beltway between Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road (exits 31 and 30), according to a Montgomery County Police Department statement.

The man—Honorio Nava-Paredes, 31, of Washington, DC—was found in a grassy strip along the interstate in Silver Spring, police reported.

The Montgomery County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy but has not yet made a ruling on the cause and manner of death, police reported.

Find out what's happening in Silver Springwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call detectives in the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5030. Information also may be submitted anonymously at 1-866-411-TIPS or online at our Crime Solvers page.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.