Officers Quickly Arrest Suspect After Fatal Stabbing in Bailey’s Crossroads

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Mason Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have charged a man with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing in Bailey’s Crossroads.

On March 29 at approximately 8:56 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads for a reported stabbing. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male inside a residence with multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Officers began performing life-saving measures until relieved by Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department personnel. The victim, whose identity is being withheld pending notification to next of kin, was transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition and later pronounced deceased. The suspect left the scene before officers arrived. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau responded to assume the investigation.

Through their investigation, detectives identified the suspect as Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, of no fixed address. Preliminarily, the victim and suspect are known to each other.  With the assistance of Fairfax 1, officers quickly located the suspect in a vehicle in the 11000 block of James Swart Circle in Fairfax and took him into custody without incident.

Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy

Chavarria Muy was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. He was charged with Second-Degree Murder and is being held without bond.

Detectives continue to conduct interviews and process evidence recovered from the scene to determine the circumstances that led up to the fatal stabbing.

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 at 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 a cash reward. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.   

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