Man, 19, fatally stabbed in Springfield

WASHINGTON — Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man on Wednesday.

According to police, officers were called to the 7400 block of Loughboro Lane, off Franconia-Springfield Parkway, just before 2 p.m. There, officers found an unresponsive man with an apparent stab wound to the upper body.

The victim, identified as Shaki Ezekiel Phillip, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Phillip was pronounced dead a short time later.

According to police, two male suspects in their late teens were seen leaving the scene of the stabbing. Detectivebelieve it was not a random event.

Anyone with information about the stabbing should contact Crime Solvers, call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or Fairfax County police at 703-691-2131.

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