UPDATED: Two people found dead on Reston trail, possibly shot

(Updated at 6:10 p.m.) Fairfax County police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on a trail in Reston’s Stratton Woods area.

Officers are currently at the scene in the 2300 block of Players Pond Lane, where the two people were found dead, the Fairfax County Police Department said around 3:30 p.m.

According to emergency radio reports, the two people appear to have been shot. The 911 dispatcher described the victims as two older people and said there were pools of blood around their heads.

The FCPD says a weapon was recovered near the scene. An officer told the dispatcher that the bodies appear to “have been here for some time.”

“Preliminarily, there is no threat to public safety,” the police department said.

Police believe this is a “domestic-related” murder-suicide case, though an investigation by detectives is still underway.

If confirmed, this would be the third murder in Fairfax County this year involving domestic violence and a gun, following a Feb. 28 murder-suicide in Wakefield and a fatal stabbing and shooting incident in the Frying Pan area on Feb. 24.

Officers are in the 2300 blk of Players Pond Lane in Reston for a death investigation. Two people were found deceased on a nearby trail. A weapon was recovered at the scene. Preliminarily, there is no threat to public safety. Updates to follow. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/TPSaawVcV0

— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) March 22, 2023

COUPLE FOUND SHOT DEAD — near Players Pond Ln and Thunder Chase Dr in Reston area. Bodies of a man and woman have been found on the trail near the basketball court, both appear to have been shot dead. Police trying to determine what happened. h/t @HCBrght10 cc: @ffxnow pic.twitter.com/yfvikEY5pK

— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) March 22, 2023