Homicide investigation launched after missing soldier Sarah Roque found dead in trash bin at Army base in Missouri

A person of interest is in custody and a homicide investigation has been opened in connection with the death of a soldier stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in south-central Missouri, authorities said.

The body of Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, of Ligonier, Indiana, was found Tuesday inside a trash bin. She had been reported missing a day earlier after she did not report for formation.

No cause of death was released but the Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division said Friday that her death is being investigated as a homicide.