CITY OF FAIRFAX, Va. (DC News Now) — Police in Fairfax are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found on Tuesday, July 14.
Around 10:10 a.m., police responded for a welfare check of a guest at the Sonesta Suites on Hillwood Avenue. Upon arrival, police were initially denied entry by one of the individuals in the room, 37-year-old Kyle Gosweiler. After gaining entry, police found the body of a 78-year-old woman.
She was pronounced dead on the scene.
Gosweiler has been charged with concealing a dead body and obstruction of justice. He is currently being held under bond at the Arlington County Detention Center.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia is conducting an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
The death has been classified as suspicious based on factors at the scene, and the circumstances that preceded the death remain under investigation. The preliminary investigation indicates that there is no ongoing threat to the community.
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