Crime & Safety

Arlington Police Arrest Double Homicide Suspect Reid Rothenberg

Police said Rothenberg fatally shot George Nitsche, 84, and Matthew Stuart, 41, at a home in the 5300 block of Ivy Hill Drive.

June 17, 2022

Arlington police arrested double homicide suspect Reid Rothenberg, 34, for an April 2022 shooting.

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Police said Rothenberg fatally shot George Nitsche, 84, and Matthew Stuart, 41, at a home in the 5300 block of Ivy Hill Drive. A 67-year-old relative of the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the shooting, too.

Rothenberg was taken into custody on June 17 and booked into the Arlington City Jail. He was charged with on one count of capital murder, one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of burglary of a habitation.

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