Javier Gomez

Murdered
Case Description
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On March 25, 2023, 20-year-old Javier Gomez was fatally shot in his apartment on Viera Lane in Fairfax, Virginia. A family member, awakened by a gunshot, discovered Gomez in the living room with a gunshot wound to his upper body and observed an individual fleeing the scene. Emergency responders transported Gomez to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Darren Cruz Colindres from Vienna, Virginia, was known to Gomez. The two had been toge ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Javier Gomez

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Fairfax

    VA

    2023-03-25

    20

    Javier

    Gomez

    12/21/2024

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