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Dog being walked by owner fatally stabbed, Virginia man faces charges
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Date:2025-04-17 16:19:12
A Virginia man accused of fatally stabbing a dog was arrested during a traffic stop near Dulles International Airport Monday morning.
Reyan Hassan Ibrahim, 25, of Broadlands, Virginia, was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department around 11 a.m. Monday, according to a news release.
He is being extradited to face charges by the City of Falls Church for stabbing a dog that resulted in the animal being euthanized, according to the City of Falls Church Police Department.
Police say Ibrahim stabbed the dog while it was on a walk with its owner around 9:15 p.m. Sunday night near the intersection of W. Broad Street and S. Maple Avenue. There were no injuries to humans, police said.
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Witnesses help police find man accused of fatally stabbing dog
According to the news release, witnesses reported the suspect's license plate number to the police, which was registered to Ibrahim.
"Our hearts go out to the family of this dog," said Acting Police Chief Jiwan Chhetri in the news release.. "Pets are members of the family, and we grieve along with them.
We give our thanks to our colleagues at the MWAA Police Department for their swift action. We also thank the community members who took down the license plate Information when they saw this heinous attack -- it was a critical piece in catching this suspect," Chhetri said.
Suspect Reyan Ibrahim had previous arrests
According to WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., Ibrahim was previously arrested for three incidents of destruction of property, estimated at about $20,000, in November 2023.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said he is accused of destroying the electronic menu board at a McDonald's drive-thru, breaking a bottle of wine and the entrance door at a Sheetz, and breaking glass entrance doors at a Chick-fil-A.
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