UPDATE: Stabbing Murder: Police Identify Victim

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.) Fairfax County Police say the victim who died after being stabbed early Monday morning is Yesenia Membrano-Diaz, 35, of the Mount Vernon area.

Fairfax County Police have arrested Ricardo Molina-Martinez, a suspect in the fatal stabbing in the Mount Vernon Area, police announced.

The man, in his 40s, is the husband of the 35-year old Mount Vernon area woman who was fatally stabbed early Monday, according to police.

Fairfax County Police officers responded early Monday to the 8400 block of Diablo Court, after a resident reported she heard screaming outside and then saw a woman outside on the ground.

Officers found the victim, a 37-year old woman, who was unresponsive, suffering from trauma to the upper body, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Major Crimes Division and from the Crime Scene Section are investigating.

A K9 team and FCPD's helicopter, Fairfax 1, responded to help search for a suspect. He’s described as a heavy-set man, wearing all dark clothing, who was seen leaving the scene, police said. The victim has not yet been positively identified. Detectives do not believe that this is a random incident and there is no threat to public safety.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131

Patch will update with new information when it becomes available.

Approximate location of fatal stabbing Monday morning (Google maps):

PHOTO of scene near fatal stabbing courtesy of FCPD