ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
2003 MILL ROAD
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22314-4658
703-838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
February 12, 2007 #07-011
3:30 PM BARTLETT
Alexandria Death Ruled Homicide
Alexandria police believe the woman found deceased inside a dumpster Saturday morning was the victim of a homicide. The woman is a white female, believed to be in her early 20’s.
Police responded to the rear of an apartment building in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway at 10:17 a.m. on Saturday, February 10, and found the victim dead inside a dumpster. An autopsy performed today determined the manner of death to be homicide and the cause of death to be blunt force trauma.
Detectives are continuing the investigation.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Alexandria police at 703.838.4711.
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