Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Two Suspects After Saturday Assault in Falls Church Area

Fairfax County Police arrested two suspects in an assault that took place Saturday afternoon in the Falls Church area of the county.

Fairfax County Police said they have arrested two suspects in an assault Saturday in the Falls Church area of the county.

The incident took place in the 6000 block of Vista Drive Saturday at 12:54 p.m., according to police.

The victims were standing in the common area of an apartment complex and were approached by two men, police said. The suspects assaulted the victims and fled.

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Officers located the suspects and arrested them. Alex Lopez Perez, 19, and Ulises N. Gomez Escobar, 20, of Falls Church were charged with malicious wounding, according to police.

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