Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest in Culmore-Area Homicide
Jose Antonio Gavidia, 24, accused in Sept. 1 murder of Filaberto Felipe Paz Ramirez, 27.
Fairfax County Police announced Wednesday that they have arrested 24-year-old Jose Antonio Gavidia, of no fixed address, and charged him with the alleged murder of Filaberto Felipe Paz Ramirez, 27, 6001 Knollwood Dr. Police made the arrest Oct. 1, they noted.
The Culmore neighborhood is within the Bailey’s Crossroads area of Fairfax County.
The homicide took place Sept. 1. Around 2:07 a.m. that day, police were called to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in the Culmore area, for a report of a suspicious person. Upon arrival, police discovered the body of an adult male in a parking lot with trauma to the upper body.
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An autopsy revealed the case as a homicide. The investigation is continuing, police said.
PHOTO: Jose Antonio Gavidia, FCPD photo
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