A man was officially charged Thursday in the December homicide of a man from Alexandria, Virginia, whose body was discovered near a bridge in Mount Vernon.
The body of Micale Kebede, 31, was found on Dec. 18 by a person walking a dog in the area of Old Mill Road and Gateshead Road. An autopsy showed Kebede had suffered trauma to his upper body.
Police identified Malik Salam, 41, as a primary suspect and charged him with unlawful disposal of a body on Dec. 22. On Thursday, police obtained a warrant and charged Salam with murder.
Below is a map of the area where Kebede’s body was found.
