Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Found Dead at Springs
Body discovered Tuesday evening after neighbors reported odor.
The man found dead in a storage room at Springs Apartments on Tuesday has been identified as Robert Lee Spears, 53, of no fixed address. Fairfax County Police said Spears died from natural causes.
Update, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.: Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Shelley Broderick says there appears to be no foul play in the death.
"It is just a person who died," she said. "There is nothing criminal."
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Original story: Fairfax County Police are investigating reports of a dead body found in the 12000 block of Greywing Square on Tuesday.
Police were called to the Springs apartments late Tuesday night after residents of the neighborhood smelled a strange odor coming from a basement storage area. The body is believed to be an adult male.
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Police said they do not yet know the man's identity or how he died.
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