Annandale Suspect Arrested For Sunday Hotel Shooting in Merrifield

HIEP VAN VO, 43, of Annandale was arrested after a fatal shooting at the F.C. Marriott Fairview Park on Sunday. (Photo: Fairfax County Police Department

Mason Police District – Yesterday evening, Hiep Van Vo, 43, of Annandale, VA was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Fugitive Track & Apprehension Division, the United States Marshal Service, and Montgomery County Police Department, for yesterday’s shooting at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park hotel in Merrifield, which left one person dead.

Following a thorough and comprehensive investigation, at 11:00 p.m. last night, the FCPD Fugitive Track & Apprehension team located Vo’s vehicle unattended at a residence in Gaithersburg, MD. Vo was later taken into custody outside the Giant located at 18250 Flower Hill Way Gaithersburg, MD.

Vo is currently being held at the Montgomery County Detention Center awaiting extradition back to Fairfax County.

Anyone who may have information about this homicide investigation is asked to call 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), or by web by clicking HERE. Smartphone users may also download the ‘P3 Tips’ app and follow steps to “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.” Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.  

Victim specialists from FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure the victim’s family is receiving appropriate resources and assistance.   

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