Death of missing Oregon girl found in stream ruled homicide
Body of Milana Li, 13, discovered Tuesday in small stream in Beaverton, Oregon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The death of a missing 13-year-old Oregon girl was ruled a homicide on Wednesday, a day after her body was found in a small stream, investigators said.
Milana Li, a sixth-grade student at Conestoga Middle School, was found dead under "suspicious" circumstances just before 3 p.m. Tuesday when officers responded to the Westside Linear Park in Beaverton, Beaverton police have said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators said an autopsy performed Wednesday determined Li had been killed.
Milana Li, 13, was found dead in a stream in Beaverton, Ore., on Tuesday about 24 hours after her mother reported her missing, authorities said. (Beaverton Police Department )
Li was last seen at her family’s apartment near the intersection of Southwest Murray Boulevard and Southwest Scholls Ferry Road around 4 p.m. Sunday.
Her mother reported her missing around 1:10 p.m. on Monday. Police initially described Li as a runaway.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Community members mourning Li’s death have left a memorial for the 13-year-old.
"My mother and I decided to plant some lavender and some purple flowers by the creek," Li’s classmate Savanna told KOIN-TV. "We wanted something that will just stay there for her."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators have released no further details on the investigation or on how Li died.
Police don’t believe there is a continued threat to the community but stressed that this is an ongoing investigation.
Beaverton is located about seven miles west of Portland.