Crime & Safety

Homicide Detectives Seek Answers In Reston Shooting

Fairfax County homicide detectives canvassed a Reston neighborhood Wednesday, seeking information about a March 11 fatal shooting.

Fairfax County homicide detectives canvassed a Reston neighborhood Wednesday, seeking information about the fatal shooting of 40-year-old​ Santos Antonio Trejo.
Fairfax County homicide detectives canvassed a Reston neighborhood Wednesday, seeking information about the fatal shooting of 40-year-old​ Santos Antonio Trejo. (Fairfax County Police Department)

RESTON, VA — Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Major Crimes Bureau were knocking on doors in Reston Wednesday seeking information about a recent fatal shooting in the area, according to a post on FCPD's Twitter account.

On March 11, officers responded to the report of gunshots in the 2200 block of Winterthur Court. They found 40-year-old Santos Antonio Trejo at the entrance of an apartment building, suffering from a gunshot wound. Rescue personnel pronounced Trejo dead on the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later performed an autopsy and ruled Trejo's death a homicide.

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A woman also received non-life-threatening injuries at the scene, according to police.

Police ask anyone with information about this shooting or this incident to call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Anonymous tips may be submitted via Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type "FCCS" plus tip to 847411, and online. Anyone who provides an anonymous tip that leads to an arrest is eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.

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