Crime & Safety
Police: Body Identified, Death Ruled Homicide
Young man's body was found in park near Herndon on Monday, according to Fairfax County Police.
The Office of the Medical Examiner has concluded the death of a Herndon area man was a homicide. The man’s body was found in a park on Monday.
Fairfax County Police has identified the victim as Adolfo Rivas Leiva, 22.
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The investigation into the death is ongoing, according to police.
Officers were called to a wooded area at Folly Lick Stream, in the 1500 block of Hiddenbrook Drive, at around 12:27 p.m. Monday after Leiva’s body was discovered.
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The victim reportedly had signs of trauma to the upper body.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).
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