Category Archives: Death Investgation

Death Investigation in Falls Church

Just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, patrol officers from the Mason District Station were dispatched to the area of Round Tree Park at 3320 Annandale Road for a report of a critical missing man who had wandered from the park on foot. Officers located the man and were attempting to return him to caretakers when a struggle ensued.

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Death Investigation in Springfield Area

 This morning around 10:24 a.m. officers were called to a residence in the 7000 block of Leewood Forest Drive for a domestic violence call for service. Upon arrival, they located an adult woman outside the residence in a panicked state. She explained to officers that her spouse was upset and had threatened her by pointing a handgun at her. As

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Status Update of Saito In-Custody Death Investigation

Detectives with the Major Crimes Division have concluded their investigation into the in-custody death of Monty Roy Saito, which occurred on Friday, November 20, 2015. This is our sixth and final informational release regarding this investigation. On Thursday, March 31, 2016, detectives submitted their investigative files and all evidence to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County for

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UPDATE: Fourth Suspect Arrested; Charged with Second Degree Murder

Eric Howard Buckner On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, detectives located and arrested the fourth suspect in the killing of Santos Rafael Zelaya on March 26, 2015. Eric Howard Buckner, 23, of Princess Street in the City of Alexandria, was charged with second degree murder. Although detectives do not believe anyone else is directly involved in this homicide, they would still

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UPDATE: In-Custody Death, Monty Saito; Medical Examiner Report Determined Death to be Accidental

Detectives are completing their investigation into an inmate death that occurred on Friday, November 20, 2015. This is our fifth informational release regarding this investigation. The original release and all subsequent releases can be found here. On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Monty Roy Saito, 50, of Santa Clara, CA, had been extradited from California to the Fairfax County Adult Detention

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