At around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2, deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office responded to the 200 block of Silverleaf Drive in Sterling to investigate a reported shooting.
Inside the home, investigators found Jose Francisco Guerra Caceres, 51, who was pronounced dead at the scene. His son, Francisco Javier Guerra Villalta, who was identified as the suspect, was also found inside suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officials said there is no threat to the community.
The investigation into the murder-suicide is ongoing.
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