Fourth arrest in killing of man who attacked home invaders with machete
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Version 0 of 1. Police have arrested a fourth man in the killing of a 64-year-old Fairfax County resident who attempted to stop men who broke into his home last March by attacking them with a machete, Fairfax County police said. Eric Howard Buckner, 23, of Alexandria was charged with second degree murder in the killing of Santos Rafael Zelaya, police said. Police said they believe he was the last suspect still at large in the killing. Police were called to a home in the 6100 block of North Kings Highway in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County on March 26, 2015, for a report of a shooting, according to a search warrant. Three men carrying guns had broken into the home and one held Zelaya’s roommate at gunpoint, according to the search warrant. Two of the men were searching the home. [Man shoots suspects breaking into home] Zelaya charged out of the room with a machete and injured one of the men, who then opened fire on Zelaya before fleeing, according to the search warrant. Zelaya died from his injuries. A witness told police the suspects had planned the home invasion, according to the search warrant. Three other suspects had previously been arrested in the case. |