Crime & Safety
Eighth Suspect Arrested For Gang-Related Murder in Dumfries: Police
Dimas Misael Canales Santos was arrested Friday for his role in the murder of Christian Alexander Sosa Rivas: Prince William County Police.
DUMFRIES, VA — A man was arrested Friday for his role in the gang-related murder early this year of Christian Alexander Sosa Rivas, according to Prince William County Police.
Dimas Misael Canales Santos, 27, of the 5000 block of 54th Avenue in Hyattsville, Md., was charged with murder and conspiracy.
He turned himself in to Prince George's County (Md.) Police and is awaiting extradition to Virginia.
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He's the eighth person to be arrested for involvement in the murder. The victim's body was found Jan. 12 along the Potomac River in the 1500 block of Cherry Hill Road.
Police believe several of the people arrested are members of the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13.
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The body appeared to have suffered trauma, according to police. Further examination of the body by the Medical Examiner's Office and further investigation led police to classify the death as a homicide.
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