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Police announce arrests made in deadly shooting of man at Falls Church ATM

Two people have been arrested in connection with the October murder of 73-year-old Nelson Alexander.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A man and a juvenile have been arrested in connection to the murder of a 73-year-old Nelson Alexander Sr. in Fairfax County last year.

A 17-year-old male and 19-year-old Timothy Robinson have been arrested for Alexander's murder.

Police say they will not release the name of the 17-year-old until he is certified to be charged as an adult. The juvenile is currently being held in Baltimore County for an unrelated violent crime, according to police.

At the time of the murder, the boy was 16 and Robinson was 18, according to police.

Investigators say Alexander was shot on October 20, 2021, when he stopped at an ATM on his way to work in the 2900 block of Annandale Road around 5:20 a.m. He later died from his injuries.

Police believe that the two suspects were heading to Alexandria and stole a 2009 Nissan Murano. Additionally, they believe that the suspects spent the evening breaking into cars with an another person.

The third person is not connected to the murder of Alexander, according to police. Police say that the third individual was with the two suspects hours before the incident happened.

Investigators have been working for nearly six months to bring the people responsible for Nelson's murder to justice, releasing surveillance video and asking the public for tips.

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Police say there was an abundance of evidence that helped lead to the arrest of the suspects, including a lot of tips and forensic data.

"This case is built on science and technology," said the Chief of Major Crimes Bureau for the Fairfax County Police Department.

Police have not recovered the weapon involved in Alexander's murder but police say they suspect the gun used in the shooting was a revolver.

Members of Alexander Sr.'s family said the husband, father, and uncle came from a large multigenerational family in Fairfax County. They said he loved his family more than anything in the world and in his spare time loved to hunt, watch the Dallas Cowboys and sing in the men's church choir.

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Alexander's family was notified of the arrest of the suspects on Friday, according to police. 

Kendra, a family member of Alexander, expressed that the family is relieved that suspects have been arrested for the murder of Alexander.

"We were overjoyed when we got the news that his killers were caught," said Kendra.

Kendra said that Alexander would have been 74 years old this year and that their family still celebrated his birthday a few weeks ago.

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