Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged 22-year-old Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno with murdering his girlfriend, 18-year-old Dania Cruz-Mejia, who was found dead in her Montgomery Village home on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Cruz-Mejia’s family discovered her unconscious at her home in the 18600 block of Calypso Place after becoming concerned when they hadn’t heard from her. Officers from the 6th District and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue arrived around 4:20 p.m. and attempted life-saving measures, but they pronounced Cruz-Mejia dead at the scene.
Authorities transported her body to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death.
Detectives quickly identified Sanchez Centeno as the suspect. On Thursday, Sept. 19, they obtained a warrant for his arrest on first-degree murder charges. Police arrested him the following day in Prince George’s County and took him to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he remains held without bond.
The investigation is ongoing, according to Montgomery County Police.
