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Body Found in Wooded Area Near Reston Shopping Center: Police

Police said they responded to reports of a shooting and a dead body

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A death investigation is underway Sunday morning after a body was found near a shopping center in Reston overnight. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Police are investigating a "suspicious" death after a body was found near a shopping center in Reston early Sunday morning.

Fairfax County Police said that officers initially responded about 1:45 a.m. to the area between Hunters Woods Plaza and Breton Court to investigate reported gunshots.

They found 24-year-old Jose Lorenzo Guillen Mejia with trauma to his upper body while searching the wooded trails, police said Monday.

Mejia died at the scene. 

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Police said Tuesday officers were still actively canvassing the area for clues.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 703-246-7800.

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