Update: Patricia M. Murret reports in the Gazette:

The body found Monday in Gaithersburg has been identified as a Langley Park teenager, according to police.

Dennis Alfredo Guzman-Saenz, 15, of the 8100 block of 14th Avenue, was found with multiple stab wounds at the edge of a stream in Malcolm King Park on School Drive, according to Montgomery County Police. He was a student at High Point High School in Beltsville, said Officer Melanie Brenner, a police spokeswoman.

From the County’s website:

1/19/2009

Body Found in Gaithersburg / Investigated as a Homicide

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Homicide/sex Section are investigating the death of a man whose body was found this morning at the edge of a stream in the Malcolm King Park located at the end of School Drive in Gaithersburg.

This morning at approximately 7:30, a man collecting trash in the area, saw a body and police were called. Responding officers found the unidentified deceased male with stab wounds to his body. The death is being investigated as a homicide. At this stage of the investigation it is not known where and when the initial stabbing assault occurred.

The victim is described as a male, possibly Asian or Hispanic, who is believed to be a young adult. He has a thin build, and short black hair. He was wearing a black jacket and jeans.

Anyone who has information about the identity of the victim and/or the circumstances of his death is asked to call Homicide detectives at 240-773-5070. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Contact: Media Services Division Phone: 240.773.5030

The Gazette has a story on this incident, written by Patricia M. Murret:

Police do not know how long the body had been at the site and will not say how many times the man was stabbed, Baur said.

“That is information pertinent to the investigation, not for public release at this stage,” Baur said, adding that “it’s too soon to tell” whether the stabbing was gang-related or whether the man had been robbed.

Police have not yet determined where and when the stabbing occurred, Baur said.