The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the September death of a 53-year-old inmate who suffered a medical emergency in her cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (ADC) a homicide. Our detectives received the autopsy results yesterday which revealed that Henrietta Smith, of Washington, D.C., died of blunt force trauma to the head. Detectives believe this
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Detectives searching for murder suspect Endless Taylor have released additional photos of him including one of a tattoo that reads “Pray for Me.” The 24-year-old Alexandria man is suspected of robbing and killing an acquaintance on December 1 in the 7100 block of Fairchild Drive. He is considered armed and dangerous, and is still believed
Read moreSully Police District – Detectives investigating the murder of 27-year-old Harold Garnett after a bar fight at Velocity 5 Saturday morning, now believe there was a second assault on another victim during the fight. A preliminary investigation revealed the man in custody, 38-year-old Vidal Flores Cuchillas, along with two other unidentified suspects, also assaulted a 26-year-old man before running from
Read moreReston Police District – An investigation is underway after an 18-year-old fell from the upper level of a parking garage at Reston Town Center. Officers responded to the 11900 block of Freedom Drive Friday evening. Detectives say the man was hanging out with a friend when he accidentally fell off the structure. Robin Buritica Carvajal, of Woodbridge, was taken to the hospital
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Detectives now know through DNA who killed a 77-year-old Fairfax man on 4/20/17. Phuong Thanh Nguyen, 53, was responsible for the murder of his uncle, Cong Huu Nguyen. The killer fled to Vietnam the day after the homicide and was later found dead there of an apparent suicide. The motive in this murder appears to
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