Sully Police District – An autopsy is underway after officers were called to the 14600 block of Stone Crossing Court just before 8:30 last night for a stabbing. The victim, 24-year-old Justin Underwood, of Aldie, was inside a townhome when he and a resident got into an altercation. Underwood sustained upper body trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read moreSully Police District – Detectives have identified the homicide victim found in the 6500 block of Colchester Road this morning as 30-year-old Michael Cooker, of Herndon. At 6:49, officers responded to the area after a passerby saw a man lying on the side of the road. Medics arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene. No weapons were found at
Read moreSully Police District – Homicide detectives identified and arrested a suspect in the murder of 17-year-old Matthew Ortega on February 14 in Centreville. Around 1 this afternoon, 18-year-old Uriel Josaphat Espinosa Cruz, of Fairfax, was arrested for murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held at the Adult Detention Center
Read moreSully Police District – The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled that 17-year-old homicide victim Matthew Ortega died of a single gunshot wound to the upper body. His body was found by a delivery driver in the 13500 block of Jeb Stuart Square in Centreville on February 14. Detectives are following leads in this case and ask anyone
Read moreSully Police District – Our homicide detectives were able to confirm the identity of the body found in Centreville on Wednesday as 17-year-old Matthew Ortega, during an autopsy at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The autopsy results are pending. Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, at this point we are only confirming Ortega died as a result of
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