Half of Fairfax County Homicide Suspects in 2026 Are in the U.S. Illegally

A total of nine people have been killed in eight Fairfax County homicide cases so far in 2026. Reporting shows that half of the suspects in these cases are in the U.S. illegally.

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Dig deeper: Abdul Jalloh, 32, was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Minter. The Sierra Leone native entered the U.S. illegally in 2012 and has more than 30 prior arrests, including for rape, assault and drug possession, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Despite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal order filed in 2020 and dozens of arrests in Northern Virginia, local prosecutors dropped charges in most of Jalloh’s prior cases, records show.

Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, was indicted in July for the death of his 3-month-old daughter in March. Lopez Gomez was identified by law enforcement as a Guatemalan native who entered the U.S. as a gotaway. According to police, he admitted to repeatedly hitting the infant at their home in Fairfax County. ICE has since filed a detainer.

Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, was arrested after a man died from a stabbing inside a Bailey’s Crossroads home on March 29. Chavarria Muy was arrested inside a vehicle and later identified as a Guatemalan native, police said. ICE lodged a detainer shortly after his arrest, requesting that local authorities not release him, according to FOX News.

Recently, Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, was arrested in connection with the Aug. 17 fatal stabbing of Puch in Great Falls. Federal officials confirmed that the El Salvador native entered the U.S. illegally, and was apprehended and released at the border in El Paso, Texas, in 2024. Police noted that Cedillos-Campos worked and had an intimate relationship with Puch.

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