Police Probing Homicide at Riverfront Home

LORTON, VA — Fairfax County police are investigating after an elderly man was found shot several times early Friday at his home on the Potomac River.

The police identified the victim as 83-year-old Johan De Leede. The source of the gunshots hasn't been determined and detectives have not located a suspect.

Officers responded at 1 a.m. Friday to the home in the 6000 block of River Drive

A family member had found De Leede and believed that he had fallen. Officers found the victim shot in the upper body. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later.

"Detectives have gone door-to-door trying to make contact with neighbors to see if they saw or heard anything," Officer Roger Henriquez told WJLA.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Solvers by visiting fairfaxcrimesolvers.org.

Photo: Police tape marks the scene of a homicide investigation Friday morning in Lorton (FCPD).