By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County police detectives continue to investigate the homicide of an unidentified man whose body was found July 20 in Oakton.
Around 3:04 p.m. that day, police dispatched officers to the 9500 block of Route 29 in Oakton for a body found in a wooded area. A community member who had been walking on a path in the area noticed the victim lying unresponsive. The adult male victim had obvious trauma to his body and was declared deceased at the scene, police said.
Preliminarily, detectives think this was not a random act. The victim is described as Hispanic and between 20 and 30 years old. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to and surrounding his death.
Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call the police department’s Major Crimes Bureau at (703) 246-7800, option 2. Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
A 26-year-old pedestrian died July 20 after she was struck by a vehicle in Great Falls, Fairfax County police said.
County police around 3:43 a.m. dispatched officers to Leesburg Pike and Downey Drive in Great Falls after receiving a report of a struck pedestrian. The vehicle’s driver initially left the scene, but returned shortly after, police said.
Preliminarily, detectives think that Giomarie Davila-Ocasio of Reston entered the roadway in the westbound lanes of Leesburg Pike. The driver of a 2016 Ford Explorer was traveling west on Leesburg Pike near the intersection and struck Davila-Ocasio, who was declared deceased at the scene, police said.
Detectives think alcohol was a factor in the crash for the pedestrian. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor for the driver, but the vehicle’s speed still is under investigation.
Police ask anyone with information about this crash to contact the department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit at (703) 280-0543. Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
