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State Department Employee Identified as Suspect in Deadly I-495 Road-Rage Stabbings

Investigators label the violence a crash-triggered road‑rage case, not terrorism.

Overview

  • Virginia State Police named the suspect as Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, who was shot by a trooper and later died at a hospital.
  • Officials confirmed Llamado was a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer, as the agency offered condolences and deferred details to state police.
  • Four women were stabbed; Michelle Adams, 39, died, while Dana Bonnell, 36, Mary C. Flood, 37, and Heather Miller, 40, were hospitalized with serious injuries.
  • Police said the victims did not know the attacker, none were in his vehicle, and the dog killed in the incident belonged to Llamado.
  • The trooper who fired is on administrative leave pending review, and parts of I-495 were closed for hours as investigators examined the crash and stabbings.