Crime & Safety

Alexandria Police Investigating Death On Holmes Run Area

The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy after a body was found Friday morning.

A body was found in the Holmes Run Trail area in Alexandria on Friday, Jan. 22.
A body was found in the Holmes Run Trail area in Alexandria on Friday, Jan. 22. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria Police are investigating a death in the Holmes Run Trail area on Friday.

Around 9:30 a.m., a passerby had discovered a body submerged in the water. Police said they were investigating on the trail near Cameron Run Regional Park.

The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. The male victim was not publicly identified by police.

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