19-Year-Old Man Dies After Confrontation in Woodlawn

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Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a homicide after a 19-year-old man was shot outside in an apartment complex in the Woodlawn section of Alexandria. Officers were called at 9:34 p.m. on Sept. 17 to the 8400 block of Graves Street after a community member heard a gunshot and saw an individual laying on the sidewalk. Officers arrived and found Darlin Ariel Diaz Flores of Annandale with gunshot wounds to the upper body. Officers provided life-saving measures and Daiz Flores was transported to Fairfax Hospital with injuries that were considered life threatening. Flores was pronounced deceased at 10:22 p.m. 

Preliminarily, detectives believe Diaz Flores was with a group of friends outside of a nearby apartment when a confrontation took place with a passerby. This argument led to the shooting. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, who was wearing a black hoodie and black pants at the time of the incident.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App and follow the steps to “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.  

Victim specialists from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure the victim’s family is receiving appropriate resources and assistance.