Homicide Investigated; Victim In Suspicious Death Identified As Fairfax City Man

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — City of Fairfax Police identified city resident Luis Barahona Reyes, 50, on Friday, as the deceased adult found last Saturday morning in a dumpster at a strip mall on Fairfax Boulevard.

Reyes' death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police were called to 9715 Fairfax Blvd. around 9:21 a.m., on June 10, for the report of a dead body, according to a release. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for further investigation.

Police were called to the address by an employee of one of the tenants of the building. The body was found inside a dumpster that serves the multi-tenant shopping center, according to a building tenant.

Anyone with information or video evidence in connection with this incident is asked to contact Detective Joe Pittman at 703-385-7907 or Joe.Pittman@fairfaxva.gov.