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A Virginia prison officer died yesterday (Monday) after he was attacked by a man serving time for an armed carjacking in Fairfax County, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) says.

John Holomon Russell, 32, allegedly attacked Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall around 7:53 a.m. at the River North Correctional Center in southwest Virginia.


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One man was killed this morning (Friday) after being struck by a train in Burke.

Shortly after 9 a.m., the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 10400 block of Premier Court — near Burke Centre station — after the collision was reported.


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A Maryland man is expected to be charged with murder for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in Annandale Friday night (Nov. 7).

Officers responded around 9:52 p.m. to the 3900 block of Terrence Drive for a report of an “unconscious and unresponsive” woman lying in the roadway, Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Jesse Katzman said in an initial update.


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The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is investigating a fire at a home in the Herndon area where two people were found dead.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 1500 block of Shellbark Place in Dranesville around 7:20 a.m. for the house fire. They arrived at the single-family home to see visible fire and “a large amount of black smoke in the area,” according to scanner traffic.


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A Fairfax County police officer remains on restricted duty after striking a hit-and-run victim with his police cruiser last month in Hybla Valley.

Both criminal and administrative investigations continue into the Sept. 24 incident, which may have contributed to the death of a 62-year-old woman, police said in a press conference today (Thursday).


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Fairfax County police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred last night (Wednesday) in the Hutchison neighborhood near Herndon.

Officers were dispatched to the 13000 block of Parcher Avenue at 9:31 p.m. for a “suspicious person” call. The caller reported seeing an unconscious person lying on the ground with “lots of blood coming from the leg,” according to scanner traffic.


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Local law enforcement continues to investigate a Lorton murder that occurred five years ago this week.

It is still unknown who fired the gunshot that struck and killed 37-year-old Leonard Brown in a residential neighborhood off of Richmond Highway on Sept. 21, 2020.


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Fairfax County police are investigating an apparent case of deadly domestic violence that occurred in West Falls Church late last month.

Ana Maria Mena Membreno of Alexandria died last week (Sept. 5) after being transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition days earlier, the Fairfax County Police Department said.


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An Annandale man has been charged with murder after allegedly assaulting another man who later died from his injuries.

Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department began investigating the death of Elmer Castro — a 32-year-old man with no fixed address — on Aug. 12 after the Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office reported the circumstances as suspicious.


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