Five suspected MS-13 gang members in US illegally charged with murder in death of Maryland 15-year-old
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland says suspects will be turned over to ICE
Frederick County MD- Five suspected MS-13 members are now facing murder charges following the discovery of human remains belonging to missing 15-year-old Limber Lopez Funez in Maryland earlier this year, police say.
Ismael Ivan Rivera Canales, 20, Alexis Alfredo Ayala Lopez, 21, Jose Roberto Ramos Lopez, 22, Elmer Bladimir Reyes Reyes, 28, and Ismael Lopez Lopez, 29, also are all “noncitizens illegally present in the United States,” according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.
“Since Mr. Lopez Funez was first reported missing back in late February, we have had officers and detectives working tirelessly, investigating this case,” Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said in a statement. “Our team spent countless hours following leads and conducting searches all over the county. We were all hoping to find Limber alive and well, but sadly that did not happen.”
Frederick Police say Lopez Funez was first reported missing by his family on Feb. 25.
Limber Lopez Funez murder suspects
The five suspected MS-13 gang members accused in the murder of 15-year-old Limber Lopez Funez of Frederick, Maryland. (Frederick County Sheriff’s Office)
“In the early morning hours of February 26, while conducting a search for the missing teenager in the wooded area near Orchard Way, detectives discovered a crime scene that indicated a serious assault had occurred there,” the department said in a statement. “The scene was processed, and detectives continued their investigation to find Lopez Funez.”
“During the investigation, detectives developed information that Lopez Funez may have been in the area of Gambrill State Park,” police added. “Multiple searches were executed by detectives and on April 24, during one of the searches in the Gambrill State Park area, human remains were located and confirmed to be those of the missing teenager, Limber Lopez Funez.”