Upper Marlboro, Maryland The president of the Young Democrats of Maryland was found dead in Washington, DC, more than a week after he was missing in Maryland. Prince George’s police announced the death of Joseph Kitchen on Sunday night, a day after the department asked the public for help locating him.
Kitchen, 34, has been missing since Aug. 8 when he was last seen at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland, about 37 miles east of Washington.
“We are saddened to learn of Joseph Kitchen’s tragic and untimely passing,” the Young Democrats of America said in a Twitter post Sunday night. “Joseph always pressured YDA to fulfill his values and was one who was not satisfied with accepting the status quo. His passion will be deeply missed.”
The Young Democrats group, which is open to registered Democrats under the age of 36, had posted a missing person flyer seeking information about Kitchen for his parents and brother.
The Maryland Democratic Party also expressed sympathy on Twitter, saying Kitchens was “a kind of heart that has influenced so much.”
The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington is leading the investigation into his death.
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