Category Archives: murder

Man Arrested After Domestic-Related Fatal Shooting

Fair Oaks Police District – A man is in custody following a domestic-related fatal shooting that occurred overnight near Oakton. Last night at 8:37 p.m., officers responded to the 10400 block of Viera Lane for a report of a possible domestic-related shooting. While filing a domestic dispute report with FCPD, a woman indicated that her husband, Waisuddin Quraishi, 50, had shot

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UPDATE: Man Arrested for Merrifield Hotel Shooting

Mason Police District – Yesterday evening, Hiep Van Vo, 43, was arrested by our Fugitive Track & Apprehension Division, the United States Marshal Service, and Montgomery County Police Department for yesterday’s shooting in Merrifield. Following a thorough and comprehensive investigation, at 11:00 P.M. last night, the FCPD Fugitive Track & Apprehension team located Vo’s vehicle unattended at a residence in

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Member of MS-13 Pleads Guilty in Connection with 2016 Murder

The following release is from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An El Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty today in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in 2016. According to court documents, Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 years

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Update: Detectives Solve Decades-Old Cold Case with DNA Breakthrough

Fairfax, VA – Yesterday, Stephan Smerk was extradited to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and is now in our custody awaiting trial. He is charged with second-degree murder and is being held with no bond.  Thank you to our Cold Case Unit detectives and analysts committed to seeking justice.  Original blog posted on September 11, 2023: Fairfax, VA –

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Additional Charges and Multiple Arrests Made in Memorial Day Double Homicide

McLean Police District— Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have charged two additional teenagers in the double homicide that occurred in the laundry room of an apartment building in the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane on May 29. Detectives determined a drug-related robbery led to the fatal shooting of one man and the fatal stabbing of another. Their investigation

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