Crime & Safety

Vienna Man Charged With Child Abuse In Infant's Death

Two-month-old girl dies two days after incident in Falls Church

Fairfax County Police have charged a Vienna man with child abuse in the death of his two-month-old daughter.

Officers responded to a report of CPR in progress on the girl around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 7500 block of Parkwood Court in the Falls Church. Fairfax County EMS transported the girl to a local hospital.

On Monday, police arrested her father, Francis Reed, 21, of Vienna, charging him with child abuse before taking him into custody. Hours later, the two-month-old, Amber Reed, died.

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It's unclear where the infant resided.

The death is the 10th in Fairfax County this year.

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