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| 83-year-old man in Lorton is homicide victim, Fairfax police say | 83-year-old man in Lorton is homicide victim, Fairfax police say |
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| Fairfax County police are investigating the overnight death of an 83-year-old man from the Mason Neck area as a homicide. | |
| Johan De Leede was found suffering from upper body trauma in the backyard of a home in the 6000 block of River Drive in Mason Neck shortly after 1 a.m., police said. Officers were initially called to the scene by his wife who heard gunshots and then found him in the backyard, police said. A second neighbor also called police to report gunshots. | |
| De Leede was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. | De Leede was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. |
| Police used K-9 units and a helicopter to sweep the area for the killer, but didn’t find anyone. Police asked residents to remain indoors while they investigated, but have now cleared the area. Detectives have been interviewing family members and neighbors. | |
| Police have not released a motive for the killing and said they have no suspects at this time. | |
| Richard Kennedy, a neighbor, said De Leede was an economist with the World Bank, who had retired some time ago. Kennedy also said De Leede was active in the Mason Neck Citizens Association and had pushed for a bike trail to be built in the area. He said De Leede and his wife were originally from the Netherlands. They couple has children and grandchildren. | |
| Kennedy said the neighborhood is stunned by De Leede's death. | |
| "We've sent an email out to the neighborhood and asked whether anyone knew of anything out of the ordinary, but no one has replied," Kennedy said. "It's hard to imagine a person like him would have any enemies. It is pretty incomprehensible." | |
| Anyone with information is asked to call 703-691-2131. | Anyone with information is asked to call 703-691-2131. |