Three Murders in Fairfax County Linked to Undocumented Immigrants

Fairfax County, Virginia, has seen three murders in recent months allegedly committed by individuals in the country illegally, prompting federal immigration authorities to issue detainers and appeal for local cooperation in holding the suspects.

The most recent case occurred on March 30 in Baileys Crossroads, where Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. According to Fairfax County police, officers responded to a home around 9 p.m. and found a man with multiple stab wounds to the upper body. The victim, who knew Chavarria Muy, was pronounced dead at a hospital despite lifesaving efforts. Authorities identified Chavarria Muy as the suspect after he fled the scene; he was later taken into custody without incident in a vehicle. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sources confirmed he entered the U.S. illegally without prior detection by federal officials. ICE lodged a detainer with local authorities to hold him for immigration proceedings, and he remains in custody without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Days earlier, on March 27, Misael Lopez Gomez, a 28-year-old Guatemalan...