Unsolved Since 2000: Cold Case Detectives Seek Leads in Woodlawn Homicide

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Fairfax County, VA—Detectives from our Cold Case Squad are seeking the community’s assistance in solving a 24-year-old murder case in Woodlawn.

On April 22, 2000, officers responded to the Super 7 convenience store in the 8700 block of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn for a report of a dead person. The complainant reported observing an adult man deceased on the floor upon entering the store. Officers located the victim inside the business and identified him as Surinder “Paul” Sharma, 43, of Hybla Valley.

An autopsy revealed that Sharma was stabbed multiple times in the upper body. In the years that followed his murder, detectives from the Cold Case Squad continued their efforts to meticulously review the evidence to identify a suspect. However, detectives are asking for the community’s help in identifying a suspect.

For more information about this case please click HERE.

Below is a picture of the Super 7 store in 2000.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case is encouraged 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 “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.” Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. 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. 

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For a link to our Cold Case page, visit here.

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