WASHINGTON — Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 34-year-old Silver Spring woman, who has been missing since Thursday.

Police say Aster Solomon Gesesse, of the 800 block of Houston Avenue, was last seen leaving her home in a taxi Thursday. But police don’t know where she was headed and have been searching for her since Friday night.

Gesesse’s family and police are worried about her emotional well-being, police said in a statement.

Gesesse’s family and police are worried about her emotional well-being, police said in a statement.

The woman’s sister, Abdait Yigzaw, tells WTOP that Gesesse had been under a lot of stress lately.

She is described as a black woman, who is 5-feet 5-inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds.

Anyone who comes in contact with Gesesse or has information about her whereabouts is asked to call police at 301-279-8000.

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