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Va. man's death in Ballston apartment ruled a homicide
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/va-mans-death-in-ballston-apartment-ruled-a-homicide/2020/01/21/ebc22804-3c93-11ea-b90d-5652806c3b3a_story.html
A man found dead in his apartment in Ballston last week was killed, police said Tuesday.
Scott Ratigan, 24, was from Gainesville but living in Arlington, according to public records. Police said they responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at an apartment on North Randolph Street near Wilson Boulevard, and found Ratigan at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. He was declared dead at the scene.
An autopsy subsequently revealed that he died after “trauma to his upper body,” according to a police news release.
While Arlington police named no suspect in the homicide and are offering $1,000 for information about Ratigan’s death, a spokeswoman said they do not think that there is “an immediate threat to the community.”
A man found dead in his apartment in Ballston last week was killed, police said Tuesday.
Scott Ratigan, 24, was from Gainesville but living in Arlington, according to public records. Police said they responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at an apartment on North Randolph Street near Wilson Boulevard, and found Ratigan at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. He was declared dead at the scene.
An autopsy subsequently revealed that he died after “trauma to his upper body,” according to a police news release.
While Arlington police named no suspect in the homicide and are offering $1,000 for information about Ratigan’s death, a spokeswoman said they do not think that there is “an immediate threat to the community.”
Murder in Arlington
