Fairfax County Crime Solvers is asking for the
public’s assistance in identifying and locating the two men responsible for
a homicide that occurred on Monday, May 17. Police were called to a home in
the 14200 block of Compton Road at 10:45 a.m. Family members who live in the
home and their handyman encountered two unknown men in the garage. An
altercation ensued and one suspect shot the handyman in the upper
body. The two suspects fled on foot through a wooded area adjacent
to the property. A nearby witness told police he saw someone jump into the
bed of a pickup truck and pull a tarp over himself between 10:50 and 10:55
a.m. The truck then fled east on Compton Road toward Union Mill Road.
The victim, Jose Ramiro Rosales Cardona, 39, of
119 Courtney Drive in Manassas, died at the scene. He was married with two
children.
The suspects were described as black, about 5 feet
10 inches tall. They both wore dark-colored shirts and work pants. One
suspect was older, in his late 20s to mid 30s. He had a darker complexion
and spoke with a distinct, raspy voice. He may be a heavy smoker. He had a
faint, thin goatee on his face. He is believed to be the gunman.
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The second
suspect was younger, between 20 and 25 years old. He had a lighter
complexion and a faint, thin beard and mustache. He called the older suspect
“Slim.” The pickup truck seen near the home was an older-model, white
Toyota with dark, tinted windows.
Detectives would like to hear from anyone who may
have seen a pickup truck fitting the description in the vicinity of Bay
Valley Lane between 9 and 11 a.m. on Monday, May 17 or anyone who may have
any information on the suspects or the homicide.
