The person of interest in the disappearance of 19-year-old Miya Marcano was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide, authorities reported.Armando Manuel Caballero, 27, was determined to be a person of interest after Marcano was declared missing. His vehicle was found near the scene of his death and has been taken in for evidence.Crews spent the weekend looking for Miya Marcano, who was last seen around 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Arden Villas Apartments off University Boulevard.On Sunday, Orange County deputies searched inside, outside and around the apartment complex where she lives.Marcano’s father told WESH 2 News she lives and works for the apartment complex in the leasing office, which is where she was last seen.Authorities said Caballero had been a maintenance man at the complex since June. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said Caballero expressed a romantic interest in Marcano which was repeatedly denied by the teenager.Marcano’s father said he spoke to his daughter Friday afternoon, but didn’t hear from her when she got off work.Mina says a maintenance-issued master key fob, which Caballero was known to have, was used to enter Marcano’s apartment about 30 minutes before she was set to finish her shift at 4:30 p.m.WATCH SHERIFF’S FULL ADDRESS BELOW: Marcabno’s father said his daughter was scheduled to catch a flight to her family’s home later that night, but she never boarded the plane.Marcano’s family has traveled from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando to speak with detectives.Marcano is 19 years old and her family said she is 5 feet tall.”All we ask you is help us bring Miya home,” Marcano’s grandmother, Joysue Thompson, said. “Bring her home safe, just drop her off and let us know where she is and we’ll pick her up – just bring her home.”Neighbors said law enforcement has continued to be present around the apartment complex.”Bunch of sheriffs and everything was in this parking lot and they all come marching across,” Matthew Knapp, who lives near Arden Villas Apartments, said.Knapp said detectives were searching in the back area of the apartments through trees and near a retention pond.”It sent chills down my spine to be honest, because I didn’t know what they were looking for and yesterday the chopper that’s above us now was searching five or six times doing circles around,” said Juan Castillo, who lives near the apartments. Anyone who knows anything about her disappearance is encouraged to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.Anyone with information on Marcano’s whereabouts should contact OCSO non-emergency number at 407-836-4357. If anyone sees Marcano they are urged to call 911.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The person of interest in the disappearance of 19-year-old Miya Marcano was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide, authorities reported.
Armando Manuel Caballero, 27, was determined to be a person of interest after Marcano was declared missing. His vehicle was found near the scene of his death and has been taken in for evidence.
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Crews spent the weekend looking for Miya Marcano, who was last seen around 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Arden Villas Apartments off University Boulevard.
On Sunday, Orange County deputies searched inside, outside and around the apartment complex where she lives.
Marcano’s father told WESH 2 News she lives and works for the apartment complex in the leasing office, which is where she was last seen.
Authorities said Caballero had been a maintenance man at the complex since June. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said Caballero expressed a romantic interest in Marcano which was repeatedly denied by the teenager.
Marcano’s father said he spoke to his daughter Friday afternoon, but didn’t hear from her when she got off work.
Mina says a maintenance-issued master key fob, which Caballero was known to have, was used to enter Marcano’s apartment about 30 minutes before she was set to finish her shift at 4:30 p.m.
WATCH SHERIFF’S FULL ADDRESS BELOW:
Marcabno’s father said his daughter was scheduled to catch a flight to her family’s home later that night, but she never boarded the plane.
Marcano’s family has traveled from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando to speak with detectives.
Marcano is 19 years old and her family said she is 5 feet tall.
“All we ask you is help us bring Miya home,” Marcano’s grandmother, Joysue Thompson, said. “Bring her home safe, just drop her off and let us know where she is and we’ll pick her up – just bring her home.”
Neighbors said law enforcement has continued to be present around the apartment complex.
“Bunch of sheriffs and everything was in this parking lot and they all come marching across,” Matthew Knapp, who lives near Arden Villas Apartments, said.
Knapp said detectives were searching in the back area of the apartments through trees and near a retention pond.
“It sent chills down my spine to be honest, because I didn’t know what they were looking for and yesterday the chopper that’s above us now was searching five or six times doing circles around,” said Juan Castillo, who lives near the apartments.
Anyone who knows anything about her disappearance is encouraged to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information on Marcano’s whereabouts should contact OCSO non-emergency number at 407-836-4357. If anyone sees Marcano they are urged to call 911.