Suspect charged with murder after man found shot to death in car in Fairfax County


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A Fairfax County man was arrested in a deadly domestic-related shooting overnight, police say. 

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Police were called to a home in the 10400 block of Viera Lane in Mosby Woods just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 for a report of a possible domestic-related shooting. 

While filing a domestic dispute report with FCPD, a woman indicated that her husband, 50-year-old Waisuddin Quraishi had shot someone. She stated that she and her family were directly threatened by her husband and that he may be in possession of a weapon.

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Following her report, officers began searching the area and located Mohammad Zekria, 37, of Fairfax, inside a vehicle in the 3300 block of Willow Crescent Drive with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

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Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau responded to the scene and determined that Quraishi had shot Zekria. Both men were known to each other.

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Virginia State troopers found Quraishi walking alongside I-495 and Braddock Road at 2:22 a.m. Sunday morning. 

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He was taken into custody and transported to Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. 

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Quraishi is being held without bond.


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