ARLINGTON, Texas — The search for a missing 20-year-old in Arlington has come to a tragic end, according to her family.
The family of Jada Govan told WFAA she was found dead in her car near an area where her cellphone was last pinged. Police notified the family of the discovery Thursday evening.
The 20-year-old was last seen Sunday, April 10, at The Residence at Arbor Grove in Arlington, where she shared an apartment with her mother.
Her family said she'd gone to get breakfast early in the morning, came back home, and then left again with only her phone.
"She didn't have cards, I.D., purse, she left everything... just her phone. And we haven't heard anything since," said Zachary Govan, brother.
Her family wonders if she encountered someone in the parking lot of the complex. Unfortunately, there is no surveillance footage because the cameras weren't working.
"It's a real difficult time, we really have no idea. Hard to wrap our mind around what is going on. Difficult time. We want her home," said Zachary Govan told WFAA Thursday afternoon.
Jada Govan's phone last pinged off a cell tower around Park Row and Center, which is near where police found her dead.
Details surrounding her death were not immediately released. Police said they do not suspect foul play.
A Search One Rescue Team had used cadaver dogs and searched a nearby wooded area, but they didn't find anything. Her family said the location service on her phone was turned off.
Govan's family said she was extremely shy and kept to herself. The family said she wasn't really on social media and wouldn't have gone anywhere without letting her mom know.
"She's reserved and shy. She's definitely frightened. I'm sure she is scared," her brother told WFAA before the police department's discovery.