Detectives worked through the night and have now determined the identities of the decedents as well as the sequence of events leading to their deaths. 23-year-old Helen Lorena Hargan shot her mother, 63-year-old Pamela Denise Hansen Hargan, and then shot herself. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct autopsies today and will make official determination of cause
Read moreNOTE TO MEDIA: PIO Don Gotthardt will be at the scene and available for interview within the hour. Please find parking on Melbourne or Dean. Thank you McLean Police District – Detectives from Homicide and Crime Scene are investigating the discovery of two bodies inside a home in the 6700 block of Dean Drive in Mclean. Officers went to the
Read moreAn investigation is underway after a 33-year-old inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center was found unresponsive in his cell last night. Our department investigates all of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office’s in-custody deaths. To view the Sheriff’s Office release of information regarding this incident, click here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/news/2017/in-custody-death-2july2017.htm
Read moreThe victim has been identified as Reyhan Safoglu, of Burke. She was hiking yesterday with her 13-year-old cousin and 21-year-old brother. The investigation is ongoing and detectives are working closely with Reyhan’s family. Our School Liaison Commander is also working with the family and school officials to provide support, as needed. Teenaged Girl Fatally Struck by a Train at Bull
Read moreDetectives are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train today, June 28, around 3 p.m. Our investigation determined the victim was hiking in the area of Bull Run Bridge, near Clifton, with two family members, a 13-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man. The two teens were walking on the bridge when a train
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