Salvador Rizzo

Alexandria, Va.

Reporter

Education: Emory University, BA, English

Salvador Rizzo covers crime and courts for The Washington Post, based in Northern Virginia. He was a reporter for The Fact Checker from 2018 to 2021 and is co-author of "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth" (Scribner, 2020). He previously covered New Jersey politics and Gov. Chris Christie, with stints at the Star-Ledger, Bergen Record and New York Observer. He was a Washington Post intern and copy editor from 2008 to 2010.
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Teen charged in fatal crash that killed 19-year-old in Arlington

Police identified the victim as Nicholas Rados, 19. Online records show he graduated from Washington-Liberty High School this year.

October 14, 2024

MS-13 leader in Virginia killed six in five years, prosecutors say

Trial begins over spree of brutal slayings in Fairfax County. Seven co-defendants have pleaded guilty.

October 9, 2024
MS-13, known for its brutal violence with guns and machetes, is run out of the prison system in El Salvador and maintains a heavy presence in the D.C. area.

Alexandria man sentenced to 58 years in fatal shooting of landscapers

Alexandria Circuit Court Judge James C. Clark rejected prosecutors’ request to impose a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

October 4, 2024
A jury convicted an Alexandria man of two counts of aggravated murder and related charges stemming from July 16, 2022, killings.

Former Va. hospital worker found not guilty in death of Irvo Otieno

Wavie Jones, a former hospital security staffer who helped to restrain Otieno, was the first person to stand trial for Otieno’s death.

October 3, 2024
Rev. Al Sharpton delivers the eulogy at the funeral for Irvo Otieno, who died in police custody at Central State Hospital, in Richmond on March 29, 2023.

Mental crisis in custody spurred ‘death sentence,’ prosecutors say at trial

The first trial in the case of Irvo Otieno began Monday, after months of unusual moves by prosecutors scaling back what had been a sprawling murder investigation.

September 30, 2024
A young family member attends the funeral of Irvo Otieno, who was killed at Central State Hospital in Richmond last year.

News publishers in spotlight at Google’s latest monopoly trial

Federal prosecutors are seeking a divestment of Google’s multibillion-dollar online advertising business, saying its monopoly power harms advertisers and publishers.

September 9, 2024
A staffer with the Paul, Weiss legal firm wheels boxes of documents into the Albert V. Bryan US Courthouse at the start of a Department of Justice antitrust trial against Google over its advertisng business in Alexandria, Va. on Monday.

Former D.C. schools employee indicted on bribery, conspiracy charges

The 60-year-old Maryland resident faces 16 felony counts. Three alleged co-conspirators have pleaded guilty.

September 6, 2024
The central office for D.C. Public Schools in Northeast Washington.

Judge: U.S. can lay out Trump election interference evidence this month

Judge Tanya Chutkan accused Trump’s lawyer of trying to stall action before the Nov. 5 election. The judge said the election wasn’t part of her calculus.

September 5, 2024
The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window at an annex of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse.

Man arrested on explosives charges after noise complaints in Arlington

Residents in the Bluemont area of Arlington complained of a series of loud noises to authorities, launching a probe that ended in the arrest of Charles Peters.

August 30, 2024
Cordon tape seals off an active crime scene.

Judge orders Air Force engineer detained in classified records case

Authorities allege Gokhan Gun, a dual citizen of Turkey and the United States, printed numerous documents marked “top secret.”

August 29, 2024
The Falls Church home of Gokhan Gun.