Suspected homicide in Fairfax County after body found in wooded area: police

Police: Man's body found in Fairfax Co. wooded area

Authorities are investigating a suspected homicide after the body of a man was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County. FOX 5's Sierra Fox talks to neighbors and police about the incident.

RESTON, Va. - Authorities are investigating a suspected homicide after the body of a man was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County.

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The body was found Tuesday morning in the 12000 block of Greywing Square in Reston. Fairfax County Police arrived on the scene around 4 a.m. and found a Latino man in his 20s suffering from what they are calling trauma to the upper body.

Police said the medical examiner's office would determine the exact cause of his death.

Meanwhile, detectives are piecing together a timeline of how this could've happened. They believe the victim didn't live too far from the wooded area where he was found.

Lieutenant Yost told FOX 5, "Right now, [there is] no threat to the community, but we do ask anyone who is out at night walking on the pathways just to remain extra vigilant. Maybe, carry a flashlight, so they know where your location is."

Police say they will be in the area until every piece of evidence is collected and processed.

Suspected homicide in Fairfax County after body found in wooded area: police

Authorities are investigating a suspected homicide after the body of a man was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County.

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