Missing Prince William County Man Located Deceased in Fairfax County

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McLean Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a missing Prince William County man in Tysons.

On Friday, June 6 at 11:16 p.m., FCPD officers and the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to Galleria Drive and Tysons Boulevard for a 911 activation call from an iPhone. Upon arriving at the scene, officers located an unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the tree line near the roadway.

The crash investigation revealed that the 2019 Toyota Yaris was traveling westbound on Galleria Drive, crossed into the eastbound lanes, left the roadway onto the grass, and struck a tree. Witnesses on scene stated they saw an individual flee from the vehicle and may have left the scene in another vehicle immediately following the crash. Officers searched the vehicle and the surrounding area and did not locate any occupants involved in the crash or any evidence of foul play. The Fire and Rescue Department utilized thermal imaging technology in the area for any involved persons, which yielded no results.

On the afternoon of Saturday, June 7, the day after the crash, Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) received a missing person’s report for Kyle Coleman, 19, of Gainesville. On Sunday, June 8, after receiving a video depicting Coleman before the crash, PWCPD upgraded the case to Critically Endangered Missing.

On Monday, June 9, PWCPD disseminated Coleman’s missing person’s bulletin. Within minutes of receiving this bulletin, FCPD detectives linked the June 6 crash to Coleman and contacted PWCPD to coordinate and assist in the investigation. Detectives immediately began pursuing all leads, including checking area hospitals and jails, FLOCK license plate readers and utilizing K9 to search the surrounding area. The initial day’s search did not yield any results.

Continuing into Tuesday, June 10, FCPD deployed resources in and around the area to include our Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) to coordinate technology-based investigative efforts, our Tysons Urban Team to conduct ground-level canvassing of urban areas, our Search and Rescue Team to conduct detailed grid searches on foot through nearby wooded areas and open spaces, our Drone Unit to conduct an aerial search and provide real-time aerial imagery to ground teams, and our Underwater Search and Recovery Unit to search nearby retention ponds and water features.

While conducting this search, our Underwater Search and Recovery Unit was able to eventually locate Coleman deceased, submerged in a nearby retention pond surrounded by thick brush. Through the review of subsequent surveillance footage depicting Coleman leaving the crash scene, detectives were able to confirm that no one else was involved in the crash.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800. 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.  

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