The boyfriend of a missing 22-year-old woman has officially been named a person of interest in her disappearance, and police in their Florida hometown say he is hindering the investigation.

Gabrielle Petito, whose family is from Blue Point, and Brian Laundrie were on a cross-country trip to Oregon when she stopped communicating with her family somewhere in Wyoming.

"Several detectives are working around the clock to piece this complex and far reaching situation together," said the North Port, Florida, Police Department, which is now the primary investigating agency in partnership with FBI and working with the Suffolk County Police Department.

Authorities say that as of now, Laundrie has not made himself available to be interviewed by investigators or provided any helpful details.
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