Crime & Safety

Murder-Suicide Suspected In Death Of 2 Found On Reston Trail: Police

Fairfax County detectives are investigating the death of two people found on a trail in Reston on Wednesday as a murder-suicide.

Fairfax County detectives are investigating the death of two people found on a trail in Reston on Wednesday as a murder-suicide.
Fairfax County detectives are investigating the death of two people found on a trail in Reston on Wednesday as a murder-suicide. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

RESTON, VA — A preliminary investigation by Fairfax County Police detectives into the death of two people in Reston on Wednesday has determined that the incident appears to be a domestic-related murder-suicide, according a post on the department's official Twitter account.

Officers responded to the 2300 block of Players Pond Lane for a death investigation, according to a 3:31 p.m. Twitter post. Two deceased people were found on a nearby trail and a weapon was recovered by police. No information was available about the identities of the two victims.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.

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