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Man arrested after woman was found dead in Hybla Valley bus shelter

Man arrested after woman was found dead in Hybla Valley bus shelter

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a woman at a bus stop shelter in Hybla Valley, Fairfax County police said.

Police said officers responded at 7:16 p.m. on Monday to Richmond Highway and Arlington Drive in Hybla Valley for a death investigation. Officers found Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, in the bus stop shelter with multiple stab wounds to the upper body.

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Through surveillance footage and interviews, detectives identified Abdul Jalloh, 32, of no fixed address, as the last person seen with Minter, police said. Investigators said Jalloh was seen exiting the bus with Minter at Richmond Highway and Arlington Drive.

On Feb. 24 at 4:01 p.m., officers responded to the 8600 block of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn for a suspicious person call, police said. An employee recognized Jalloh as the person of interest when he entered and called the police.

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Officers located Jalloh and connected him to a larceny that occurred earlier in the day in the 8700 block of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn, police said. He was arrested, taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, and charged with petit larceny, where he was held without bond, police said.

On Feb. 25, detectives determined Jalloh was responsible for Minter’s fatal stabbing and obtained a warrant charging him with second-degree murder, police said. Jalloh remains held without bond.