The Brief
- Woman found dead with upper‑body trauma in parking area.
- Resident arriving for a morning run alerted police.
- Detectives are canvassing the area and asking anyone with information to contact police.
GREAT FALLS, Va. – A homicide investigation is underway in Fairfax County after a woman was found dead Monday morning in a parking area leading to several trails around the Great Falls area.
Officers responded around 7 a.m. to the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in the McLean area, where the woman was discovered lying unconscious outside her vehicle. Detectives say she had trauma to her upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A resident arriving for a morning run noticed the woman and alerted police. Captain Jason Chandler spoke at the scene and said it is unclear where the victim lived or why she was there, and her age has not yet been confirmed. Chandler added there is no immediate indication the incident was a random act.…