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Police arrest suspect in ‘suspicious death’ in Arlington hotel

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.

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: [google_map latitude=”38.8588″ longitude=”-77.0527″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”] WTOP’s Abigail Constantino contributed to this report.

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