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Conviction upheld for man found guilty of shooting ex at Mount Vernon apartment

Published November 3, 2026 at 10:00AM

The Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

Virginia’s Court of Appeals has upheld a Maryland man’s conviction on malicious wounding and firearms charges, ruling that a Fairfax County trial judge found an appropriate remedy for the prosecution’s failure to disclose information favorable to the defense.

An attorney for Collins Agyei had argued that the charges against him should’ve been fully dismissed by the Fairfax County Circuit Court in December 2024 due to a failure of prosecutors to disclose an admitted error in testimony, among other legal contentions.

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Murder trial set for man charged with fatally shooting Reston roommate

By Nolan Stout

Published November 2, 2026 at 9:15AM

Fairfax County police on Cocquina Drive at Glade Drive in Reston for a fatal shooting investigation on Dec. 18, 2025 (staff photo)

A Reston man will go to trial next month for allegedly killing his roommate less than 24 hours after being released from the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office.

Marvin Fernando Morales Ortez, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony for the December 2025 shooting of 40-year-old Marvin Ernesto Morales. He has been scheduled for a four-day jury trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Dec. 7 before Judge Michael Devine.

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Man charged with killing ex-girlfriend in Woodburn dragging out court process, prosecutors say

By Nolan Stout

Published October 28, 2026 at 8:30AM

The front of the Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Maryland man has been appointed his third defense attorney in what prosecutors say is a ploy to delay his trial on murder charges.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Shannon on Monday (Oct. 26) appointed Thomas F. Koerner Jr. to represent 32-year-old Tylen Jennings.

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Herndon man charged with shooting at Dulles Greene apartments

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 27, 2026 at 3:45PM

A Fairfax County police cruiser (file photo)

A Herndon man has been charged in connection with a shooting that injured an acquaintance and a bystander at the Dulles Greene apartment complex last night (Monday).

Olmer Danilo Perez Villegas, 32, turned himself in this morning (Tuesday) after the Fairfax County Police Department identified him as the suspect in the shooting, which was allegedly sparked by an argument with one of the victims.

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Falls Church man pleads guilty to shooting e-bike rider in Fair Oaks area

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 27, 2026 at 11:45AM

The Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A Falls Church man could spend decades in prison following his conviction in connection to the non-fatal road rage shooting of an e-bike rider near West Ox Road in the Fair Oaks area earlier this year.

Milad Attai, 26, agreed to plead guilty yesterday (Monday) to malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney announced.

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Teen charged with shooting at Mount Vernon Plaza that injured two men

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 2, 2026 at 2:45PM

Mount Vernon Plaza (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A teen is in custody days after a shooting at Mount Vernon Plaza in Hybla Valley sent two men to the hospital.

The 16-year-old boy was charged with willfully discharging a firearm in a public place, causing injuries, yesterday (Thursday) after the Fairfax County Police Department identified him as the alleged suspect in the Sept. 29 shooting.

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Driver to be sentenced for manslaughter in 2025 Herndon shooting death

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published September 23, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated September 28, 2026 at 4:59PM

Fairfax County Circuit Court (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A McLean man will be sentenced in Fairfax County Circuit Court this week after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2025 shooting death of a man in Herndon.

Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba, now 20 years old, was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Jason Hann.

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Police: SUV passenger shot last night on I-66 near Vienna

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 23, 2026 at 11:15AM

Emergency vehicles respond to a reported shooting into a vehicle on I-66 near Nutley Street on Sept. 22, 2026 (via VDOT traffic cameras)

The Virginia State Police is investigating an apparent shooting that took place on I-66 last night (Tuesday) near the Nutley Street interchange outside Vienna.

First responders with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were sent at around 8:15 p.m. to a reported shooting in the highway’s eastbound lanes near the Nutley Street ramp, according to scanner traffic.

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Police seek public’s help to find person behind Groveton shooting

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 23, 2026 at 8:30AM

Police are searching for an individual who shot up a car, leaving a man critically injured, in the Lafayette Apartments area in Groveton on Sept. 12, 2026 (via FCPD, Google Maps)

Investigators are offering a monetary reward to anyone who can help them track down the person responsible for a recent shooting in Groveton’s Lafayette Apartments neighborhood.

Officers were dispatched to the 3500 block of Robert E. Lee Place at 10:25 a.m. on Sept. 12 for the reported shooting, which left an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds.

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UPDATED: Man shot wife, then himself at their Centreville home, police say

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published September 9, 2026 at 8:10PM | Updated September 10, 2026 at 7:41PM

Fairfax County Police Department officer Ingrid Palencia, a public affairs officer, leads a press conference in a Centreville neighborhood after a shooting on Sept. 9, 2026 (via FCPD/Facebook)

The shooting deaths of a Centreville husband and wife are believed to be a murder-suicide, the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed today (Sep. 10).

Officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Sharps Drive after a family member living in the same residence called 911 to report the shooting around 5:30 p.m. yesterday.