A 2007 graduate of Stafford County's Brooke Point High School has been reported missing in Williamsburg, according to police.

Ian Smith-Christmas, now a student at the College of William & Mary, was the salutatorian of his graduating class in Stafford.

He was last seen around 9:30 Saturday night in Williamsburg.

He's 21 years old, 6'0 tall, 150 pounds, has green eyes and blond hair.

Police say he might be driving a silver Ford Taurus with YPC-9783 on his license plates.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call authorities at 757/259-7207.

updates:

Virginia Beach Police discovered the body of Ian Smith-Christmas ’11 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday.

The discovery came in response to a missing persons bulletin issued by the Williamsburg Police Department Monday morning.

According to a press release issued by Williamsburg Police, Virginia Beach Police, Smith-Christmas’ silver Ford Taurus was discovered in the parking lot of a hotel in the 200 block of Atlantic Ave. Preliminary investigations determined that Smith-Christmas’ death was an apparent suicide.

Virginia Beach Police declined to comment.

Williamsburg Police began investigating the disappearance of the College of William and Mary student and Williamsburg resident after he was reported missing Monday morning.

Smith-Christmas’ parents reported him as missing after they were unable to contact him.

A friend last reported seeing Smith-Christmas, 21, at approximately 9:00 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of Westgate Circle in Williamsburg.

Counselors are available 24 hours per day and can be reached through Campus Police at 757-221-4596.


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