Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Missing San Bruno Woman's Death an Apparent Suicide, Police Say
Police investigating after body of Leonie Scott was found Sunday morning.
Story updated at 6:25 p.m.
Police are now saying the death of a San Bruno whose body was found Sunday morning after she was reported missing the day before was an apparent suicide.
Leonie Scott, 20, was reported missing Saturday morning after she left her home distraught following an argument with her boyfriend, San Bruno police said.
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Scott left home without her car or purse and called her mother to tell her she was upset, police said. Police reported her "at risk" because of the comments she made to her family before leaving home, said police spokeswoman Cmdr. Noreen Hanlon.
As police were continuing their search for Scott, an officer found her body Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. near Skyline Boulevard and College Drive, Hanlon said.
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No further details were made available as police further investigate Scott's death.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact the San Bruno Police Department at 650-616-7100.
Bay City News contributed to this report.
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