Missing Couple in Washington State
Police in Washington state are searching for a couple determined to be missing after a welfare check at their home.
The missing people have been identified as Davido, a 6-foot-tall White man who weighs about 180 pounds, and Karen A. Koep, a 115-pound, 5-foot 4-inch White woman, according to a news release from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. They are married, according to the news release, and live in the Lake Forest Development in Thurston County.
The sheriff's office said deputies performed the welfare check after one of them didn't show up to work. They found Koep and Davido to be missing, and "the circumstance surrounding their disappearance" to be "suspicious," according to the news release.
The couple's car, identified by police in a second news release as a 2015 Toyota Yaris, was missing from the house, and was later located at an intersection in Lacey, Washington. The location provided by police is about a 15-minute drive from the development where the couple live. It is near an elementary school in a residential neighborhood.
The local sheriff's office has issued a second news release regarding the missing couple. They have chosen not to disclose many details at this time in order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation. However, they are urging anyone with information about the missing couple to come forward and contact them.
As part of their investigation, detectives have obtained surveillance video and conducted interviews. In addition, both local and state partners are also involved in the investigation.
