Update: Homicide Victim Identified


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March 25, 2010

Update: Homicide Victim Identified

Mount Vernon Police District – Fairfax County police have identified the victim as Morgan Myatt, 23, of 1311 Holly Street, NW, Washington DC.

 

Woman Shot in Engleside Area

Mount Vernon Police District – On Wednesday, March 24 around 7:26 a.m., Fairfax County police responded to the intersection of Francisco Way and Orinda Court for reports of a person who had been shot. Police found an adult woman deceased inside a parked vehicle. Police also recovered a gun at the scene.

Later that day around 4 p.m., Arlington County police responded to a weapons call where Antoine Avery, 25, of 6112 Crown Grant Drive in Spotsylvania, Virginia, was found shot to death in an apparent suicide in the 1200 block of South Quincy Street. Fairfax County police have concluded that Avery is the suspect in this homicide

Police believe that the victim and suspect were acquaintances.



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