Crime & Safety
Police Investigating Rape, Abduction in Alexandria
A woman met a man at a local hotel and was raped at gunpoint, police said; the suspect then forced her to leave Alexandria with him.
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a rape and abduction that occurred last week at the Courtyard Marriott, 2700 Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria (see map below).
At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, the woman, 23, let a man she met through the Internet into her hotel room, police said. The suspect brandished a firearm and raped the victim, according to police.
The woman was then forced to leave Alexandria with the suspect, police said. Detectives are investigating the possibility that the victim was also assaulted in another jurisdiction.
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Police did not say where the woman was taken or how she managed to return to Alexandria.
The suspect is described as a black male, 6’0” to 6’1” and weighing between 180 to 220 pounds, according to police.
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Anyone with information about this incident or the suspect is asked to contact Detective Amy Santiago with the Alexandria Police Department at 703.746.6289.
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