Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ on Columbia Pike

Arlington County police are investigating the death of a man found unresponsive in a park along Columbia Pike.

Police were called around 10 p.m. Friday night for a man lying on the ground and not moving near the intersection of Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run Drive, which is also in proximity to the bike trail.

The man, who was in cardiac arrest and not breathing, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

While a cause of death has not been released, police are calling the man’s death suspicious. A helicopter was called in from a nearby police agency to search the area, along with officers on the ground.

No arrests have been announced and police are asking the public for additional information about the case.

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The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is investigating a suspicious death which occurred on the evening of December 9, 2022.

At approximately 10:03 p.m., police were dispatched to Columbia Pike at S. Four Mile Run Drive for the report of trouble unknown. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive adult male in the park. Medics performed lifesaving measures before transferring him to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.

The circumstances that preceded the death remain under investigation. Anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or [email protected]. Information may also be reported anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

Police remain on scene investigating and an aerial search of the area was conducted with the assistance of a police helicopter. Expect continued police activity in the area.

— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) December 10, 2022