The vehicle fire extinguished by fire and rescue had fully engulfed the vehicle and burned portions of a large tree
Park goers at Lorton’s Laurel Hill noted a police presence, crime tape, and slightly acrid smell of smoke in the air, as they entered the park on July 9. Beyond the police cruisers and tape stood the burned out hulk of a Toyota SUV, nestled under the stately Red Chestnut tree on the lawn of the historic Barrett House.
The incident has been preliminarily connected to a stabbing on Gunston Road in Lorton on the same morning.
The Fairfax County Police Department stated that “officers responded to a stabbing report at 2:04 a.m., in the 10400 block of Gunston Road.” They found a female victim with multiple stab wounds who said she was injured by a male acquaintance. She was transported to a local hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
About an hour later, officers responded to a vehicle fire at Laurel Hill Park’s Central Green address, “where the vehicle was determined to be connected to the stabbing investigation. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue also responded and extinguished the fire. As officers searched the surrounding area, they located the suspect with severe burn injuries. He was transported to a local hospital by Fire and Rescue in life-threatening condition.”
Police were present throughout the day at the park, as police and fire investigators worked the scene. Detectives from the Major Crime Bureau continue to investigate the incident, and the fire investigation is on-going.