police identified the girl as nabra hassanen .
learn more ( update : killing of a muslim teenager in virginia is being investigated as a road - rage incident , police say ) the death of a virginia teenager who police say was assaulted and then disappeared after leaving a mosque in the sterling area is n't being investigated as a hate crime , authorities said monday .
the mosque , the all dulles area muslim society ( adams ) in sterling , and relatives identified the girl as 17 - year - old nabra hassanen of reston .
 
relatives identified the slain teen as nabra hassanen , 17 , right , of reston , seen in a social media post with a filter .
she was a sophomore at south lakes high school in reston , virginia , and would have been starting her junior year this fall , friends said .
 
see more of mindy kaling on facebook fairfax , va ( wusa9 ) - fairfax police believe they found the body of a 17 - year - old girl who they think went missing from the adams center mosque early sunday morning .
on sunday , police found the girl ’s remains and a 22 - year - old man has been charged with murder in connection with the case .