Man Dies In Alexandria's Third Homicide Of 2020

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria Police say a man was killed in the city's third homicide of the year on Saturday.

The homicide happened around 3:17 p.m. in the 4800 block of W. Braddock Road. Police responded to a report of a possible shooting and located an adult man with an upper body gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital and was later identified as Yousef Tarek Omar, 23, of Texas.

No suspect information was immediately available. Police had requested a helicopter to assist with the search on Saturday.

The homicide was the city's third in 2020. All three incidents happened in the West End. The first homicide happened on July 29 in the 1400 block of South Greenmount Drive. The suspect, Ibrahm Elkahlil Bouaichi, 33, had been accused of rape by the homicide victim who reportedly had been his girlfriend, Karla Elizabeth Dominguez Gonzalez. As reported by ALX Now, an Alexandria judge allowed Bouaichi to be released in April on a $25,000 bond on condition that he only leave home for legal or pretrial services and not contact the victim.

After the homicide, officers with the FBI's regional Violent Crimes Task Force pursued Bouaichi in Maryland on Aug. 5, leading to his vehicle crashing in Prince George's County. Officers found Bouaichi with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and died on Aug. 8.

The second homicide happened Sept. 30 in the 5900 block of Quantrell Avenue. Officers found John Pope, 57, of Alexandria, with an upper body injury. He was taken to the hospital and died of his injuries. Alexandria Police arrested Tavon Marquis Lanier, 19, of Alexandria, in the case.

Anyone with information about the latest homicide is asked to contact Detective Loren King at 703-746-6689. The investigation is ongoing.

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