WASHINGTON — A woman was found dead inside a hotel room in Arlington, Virginia, Saturday morning, and a Stafford man has been arrested on a charge of murder.
Twenty-four-year-old Rodolfo Rivera is being held without bond at the Arlington County jail, a news release said.
At approximately 9:45 a.m., police responded to a call about a possible death inside a hotel on the 1700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City.
Inside the room, they found 20-year-old Natasha Rivera, of Stafford, dead.
POLICE ACTIVITY: ACPD is investigating a suspicious death in the 1700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway. Based on the preliminary investigation, this appears to be an isolated incident with no known threat to the community.
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) November 3, 2018
Rodolfo Rivera was on the scene when police arrived and was taken into custody. Police are investigating the killing as a domestic-related homicide.
Below is a map of where the death occurred:
WTOP’s Abigail Constantino contributed to this report.
