Tag: homicide
Man pleads guilty to cold-case murder
José Larazo Cruz pled guilty to killing his wife 30 years ago in the Falls Church area of Mason District.
Annandale man indicted for murder at hotel
A grand jury has indicted Hiep Van Vo, 43, of Annandale, for second-degree murder in the November 2023 homicide of Charles Ashe Jr., 44, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced May 20. Prosecutors allege that Vo shot Ashe at the Falls Church Marriott hotel at 3111 Fairview Park Drive. The police had received a report of … Continued
Two men charged in fatal shooting in Culmore
Fairfax County Police arrested two men in connection with the murder of a man in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The victim was identified as Alder Perez Argueta, 21, of Bailey’s Crossroads. He was found by police suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital where he … Continued
Man indicted for cold case murder
A grand jury has indicted Jose Larazo Cruz, 60, for murdering his estranged wife 33 years ago, the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced April 15. Larazo Cruz had been charged with fatally stabbing Ana Jurado, 24, on April 30, 1991, in their home on Cofer Drive in the Falls Church area of Mason District. … Continued
Man gets two life sentences for 2022 murder in Seven Corners
The man who killed a woman and set her body on fire in Seven Corners in August 2022 received two consecutive life sentences, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced on March 15. Richard Montano, 48, was lying in wait in the apartment of his ex-girlfriend, Fatima Via Rojas, at 2916 Willston Place, when her … Continued
Woman fatally shot in a parking lot on Woodburn Road in Annandale
UPDATED March 16: A woman was fatally shot in what Fairfax County Police believe is a domestic-related conflict in front of a medical office building at 3299 Woodburn Road on March 15, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim, an employee at that building, was later identified as Anesha Isaacs, 30, of Maryland. She … Continued
Annandale man killed during a robbery
Annandale resident Mohammad Hanif, 50, was murdered following a robbery at the convenience store he owned in the 900 block of Larchmont Avenue in Capitol Heights, Md., on March 5. The Prince George’s County Police Department is offering up to $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. According to the police … Continued
MS-13 member sentenced in connection of murder of teen in Lincolnia
A Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) was sentenced Feb. 28 to 25 years in prison in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park in Lincolnia in 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. Edwin Orellana … Continued
FCPD officers arrest man wanted for murder in Maryland
Fairfax County police arrested a suspect in Annandale Feb. 6 who was wanted for a 2022 murder in Frederick, Md. The suspect, Hakeem Earnest Sampson, age 27, was wanted for the first-degree murder of Michael Isaih Olaniyi, the Frederick Police Department reported. Two suspects were identified; Benjamin Michael Johnson was arrested for the fatal … Continued
Man who murdered a co-worker over a stolen lunch gets 100 years
Bazen Berhe was sentenced to 100 years for the 2021 murder of a co-worker, Hernan Leiva, in the parking lot of the Skyline Target in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 30. At the sentencing hearing, Berhe, 25, of Alexandria, threatened to kill or hurt other people if he was not given the … Continued
Teen arrested for murder released on bond
The 14-year-old suspect who was arrested for murder on Jan. 13 was released on bond and is back at home in Fairmont Gardens. He has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor. A story reported by NBC4 Washington says the suspect fatally stabbed Paulo Castañeda, age 17, during a knife fight at a birthday party … Continued
Man arrested for stabbing wife in 1991
A man wanted for a murder in the Falls Church area of Mason District 33 years ago was arrested Jan. 18 as he attempted to enter Costa Rica, the Fairfax County Police Department reported. Ana Jurado, 24, of the 3100 block of Cofer Road, died from stab wounds to the upper body on April 30, … Continued
Juvenile fatally stabbed in Annandale
Updated Jan. 18: A 17-year-old was fatally stabbed outside in the 4200 block of Wadsworth Court at Fairmont Gardens in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reported on X (formerly Twitter). A 14-year-old suspect was taken into custody during the night of Jan. 13. He was subsequently charged with murder, the police department reported on Jan. … Continued
Man fatally shot at Fairview Park hotel
A man was fatally shot in a hotel room in Merrifield in the early hours of Nov. 19, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Someone called the police at about 1:30 a.m. to report gunshots at the Marriott on 3111 Fairview Park Drive. Police found Anthony Ashe Jr., 44, of Maryland, near the elevators … Continued
MS-13 member pleads guilty to murder in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park
An El Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) pleaded guilty Nov. 15 to the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in 2016 in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park in Mason District. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Edwin Orellana … Continued