Tag: homicide
Body found in Willston Shopping Center
Update, March 13, 3:13 p.m.: Police identified the victim as Gilberto Mendez, 49, of Falls Church. He was not homeless as previously thought. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of Mendez’ death. He had multiple injuries that could be consistent with a fall, but the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has not yet issued an official … Continued
Three dead as a result of murder-suicide
A police public information officers talks to the media outside the house where a double homicide occurred. Updated 1:53 p.m. A man shot and killed another man and a woman and then fatally shot himself at gathering at a home in the 8600 block of Cromwell Drive in the Kings Park neighborhood of Springfield March 2. … Continued
Police arrest man for murdering wife
Laszlo Pentek [FCPD] Fairfax County Police detectives and SWAT officers arrested Laszlo Pentek, 55, Feb. 15 for the murder of his wife, Donna Pentek, two years ago in their home in the 9200 block of Okla Drive, Fairfax. There had been a double shooting on Jan. 6, 2017, at the Pentek’s home just west of … Continued
Murder-suicide at Woodlake Towers
Police investigate a murder at Woodlake Towers. [FCPD] Two people are dead following a domestic violence incident at the Woodlake Towers condominium on the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Seven Corners Dec. 18. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Christopher Brooks, age 30, rammed his Nissan SUV into Katherine Martell, also 30. … Continued
Man and woman found dead in domestic incident
Police are investigating a murder-suicide in a home in the Monticello garden apartments in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. A relative discovered the bodies of Judith Garcia Gonzeles de Gudiel, 51, and her husband, Ever Gudiel, 60, in their apartment in the 7300 block of Parkwood Court shortly before 11 p.m. on Nov. … Continued
Man killed after fight at auto body shop
Police have blocked access to part of General Washington Drive during a homicide investigation. An argument among two groups of men at TMT Auto Body at 5750-F General Washington Drive in the Alexandria area of Mason District escalated into violence and one man was shot and killed, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A photo … Continued
Public urged to report suspected gang activity
Lanham With gang activity on the increase in Fairfax County, law enforcement officials are urging residents to be vigilant, monitor their children, and report suspicious events. At a Town Hall on Gangs hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross March 29, Police Chief Edwin Roessler urged the community to “get engaged.” Parents need to look over … Continued
Gangs actively recruiting in local schools
Roessler There’s been a resurgence of gang activity in Fairfax County, along with “heavy recruiting in our schools,” Jay Lanham, director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang TaskForce, said at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee March 21. The meeting featured a presentation on law enforcement policies on undocumented immigrants, as … Continued
Supervisor Gross to host Town Hall on Gangs
Graffiti is a sign of gang activity, although it’s not known whether this particular example in Annandale is gang related. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross is hosting a Town Hall on Gangs March 29, 7 p.m., at the Mason Government Center. “We need to get gang activity under control,” Gross said. Many residents have been expressing … Continued
Two bodies found in park as gang activity on the rise
FCPD Chief Roessler speaks to the press. [FCPD] The gang problem “is out of control,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler March 3 at a news briefing on Crater Place in Parklawn on the discovery of two sets of human remains in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park. The remains were found March 2 … Continued
Five suspects charged with brutal, gang-related murder of 15-year-old girl
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler speaks at a news conference on the murder of Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas. To the left are law enforcement leaders from other jurisdictions. [FCPD] The murder of 15-year-old Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas was a “savage and brutal killing. It was horrific,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Col. Edwin C. … Continued
Woman fatally shot in domestic dispute
Police investigate a shooing on Okla Drive. [WJLA] A double shooting at a single-family house on the 9200 block of Okla Drive, Fairfax, on Jan. 6, has left one woman dead and a man in the hospital. Detectives from the Mason Police District identified the deceased as Donna Pentek, 51, the Fairfax County Police Department … Continued
No one will be arrested for homicide at Leewood assisted living facility
The Leewood assisted living facility at 7120 Braddock Road in Annandale. The death of a resident of the Leewood Healthcare Center in Annandale nearly seven months ago has been ruled a homicide but no action will be taken because the perpetrator has dementia. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Danielle Griffin, 87, was pushed … Continued
Shooting by deputy was justified, commonwealth’s attorney rules
Lt. Smith describes what’s happening in a video of the incident. [FCPD] The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Raymond Morrogh, has exonerated the sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Yovani Amaya Gomez outside Fairfax Inova Hospital on Aug. 15. According to Morrogh’s report, released Dec. 16, Gomez charged at Dep. Patrick McPartlin “with what appeared to be … Continued
Three arrested in connection with homicide in Bailey’s Crossroads
Agustin [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested three people in connection with a homicide in an apartment on the 5500 block of Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. [Update: The victim was identified as Leif Erick Ohlsson, 69, of Seminary Road, the FCPD announced Nov. 28.] When officers arrived at the home shortly before 10 p.m. on … Continued