Crime & Safety
27-Year-Old Woman Dies After SundayStabbing In Dumfries, Suspect Charged With Murder: Cops
A 27-year-old woman died on Sunday after she was stabbed during an argument at a home in Dumfries. A suspect is in custody, police said.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — A 27-year-old woman is dead after a fatal stabbing in Dumfries on Sunday night, police said. A suspect, Rollanda Latavia Garrett, was arrested and charged with second degree murder. Police identified the victim as Christina Lanette Smith of Woodbridge.
Police responded to a home in the 4400 block of White Haven Drive in Dumfries around 8 p.m. on Sunday. Through an investigation, authorities determined that Garrett and Smith were in an argument inside the home. In a report, the police department described the women as acquaintances.
The argument escalated and Garrett grabbed a knife and stabbed the victim in the upper body, police said. A witness tried to provide first aid until emergency personnel arrived.
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First responders pronounced Smith as dead at the scene.
Officers said they detained Garrett at the scene. After their investigation, she was arrested and charged with second degree murder.
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Garrett's court date is pending and she is being held without bond.
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