Police arrest third suspect in March 2015 murder on North Kings Highway

Police tape is seen around the home of Santos Zelaya on the morning of March 27, 2015.

Fairfax Police announced Monday that they have arrested a third suspect in the 2015 murder of Santos Zelaya in the Fairhaven neighborhood.

Timothy Lamont Washington, 20, was arrested on Saturday at his residence at 302 Hopkins Court in the City of Alexandria, according to an FCPD press release.

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Zelaya, 64, was shot and killed on March 26, 2015 inside his home on North Kings Highway. Four suspects were initially sought; it is unclear if police are still searching for any suspects.

According to court papers obtained and reported by The Washington Post, Zelaya was shot after confronting the suspects with a machete after they had broke in through the front door and held Zelaya’s roommate at gunpoint. Zelaya injured one of the suspects in the confrontation, according to the Post.

Gregory Brown, 23, of Washington, D.C. and Niziah Williams, of Clinton, Md., were arrested by Fairfax Police and charged with Zelaya’s murder last May. Brown was the getaway driver, according to the documents obtained by the Post.

A trial has not been scheduled for Brown or Williams. Each is being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.