Crime & Safety

Suspicious Death Ruled Homicide; Suspect Dead

The 20-year-old victim was found in October at The Fields of Leesburg apartments.

The death of a Mexican woman found in a Leesburg apartment in October has been ruled a homicide, and the suspect is a man who committed suicide just days later.

Leesburg Police first reported to 807-L Edwards Ferry Road NE around 12:30 a.m. Oct. 26, 2012, after relatives of Izamar Carmona-Pacheco reported they were unable to make contact with her for several days and found her dead. Police found Carmona-Pacheco, 20, in a bedroom of the apartment at The Fields of Leesburg. Once the first responders reported a suspicious death, Leesburg detectives began working with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on the case.

The Virginia Medical Examiners Northern District Office ruled the death a homicide, which appears to have been by drowning, according to information released by the Leesburg Police Tuesday.

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Investigators identified Yosmil Mombla Gonzales, 30, of Cuba – who lived at the apartment and was in a relationship with the victim – as the suspect. He was found hanging from tree on the Goose Creek Golf Course in Leesburg early Oct. 29. Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined his death a suicide, according to the Leesburg Police report.

Carmona-Pacheco died sometime late Oct. 24 or early Oct. 25, according to the report. Relatives and associates reported the relationship as volatile.

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The incident marks the only homicide in Leesburg in 2012.


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