Crime & Safety
Police ID Body Found Sunday in Seven Corners Area Creek
Fairfax County Police detectives do not suspect foul play in the death of the man found in Tripps Run Sunday.
PHOTO from Sunday shows Fairfax County Police on the scene at Tripps Run in the Seven Corners area, where a body was found. FCPD photo
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Police on Tuesday identified the body found Sunday in a Falls Church area creek (Tripps Run) as Edward Stephen Hamilton, 30, of Springfield.
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His next of kin have been notified, police said. The cause and manner of death are still pending and will be determined by the Office of the Medical Examiner once laboratory results have been completed.
Detectives do not suspect foul play, Fairfax County Police said. The Fairfax County Police Department will provide further updates as soon as additional information becomes available.
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