Police: No Homicides in Arlington For Two Years

Arlington County has gone two consecutive years without a homicide for the first time since the police department was formed in 1940, according to a news release.

“Reaching this mark is only possible through a combination of effective policing, excellent medical care, successful prosecution and cooperating communities; all of which we have experienced in Arlington County the past two years,” Arlington Police Chief Doug Scott said in a statement.

The last homicide in Arlington County happened on March 14, 2010.

That night, 20-year-old Cain Guevara-Estrada of Arlington was found on the sidewalk in the 2800 block of North Pershing Drive, according to a Washington Post account at the time. The victim suffered stab wounds to his upper body, according to police.

The next day, Arlington resident Anner Rouben Hernandez-Estrada, 20, was arrested and charged with murder, according to police. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to spend 25 years in jail, said Theo Stamos, commonwealth's attorney for Arlington County and the city of Falls Church.

Last weekend, a man in his late 20s was shot in the Buckingham community . Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck has said that man is expected to make a full recovery.

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