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Torched Car May Belong To Murdered Barry University Student

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - There may be a break in the case of a Barry University student murdered over the weekend.

Tuesday night, around 10:40 p.m., Miami Gardens Police were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Myrtle Grove Elementary, located at 3125 NW 176th Street.

The car matches description of the white Nissan Sentra which belonged to 19-year-old Priscilla Torres whose body was found early Saturday morning in Little Havana.

Priscilla Torres
Priscilla Torres, reported missing on Feb. 10, is the same woman who was shot and killed in Miami without any identification. (Miami Shores PD/Miami PD)

Authorities will be able to make a positive identification on the car after they run the vehicle identification number (VIN) through the state database.

Police say they are still working to determine what led up to Torres murder.

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