Fairfax County police said Wednesday they are searching for Santos Ortez Sheffey, 49, in connection with the slaying of an Annandale woman.
Sharon Harvin’s son found her stabbed to death in the kitchen of her home on the 6200 block of Indian Run Parkway late Monday night.
Since then, police have recovered a car that was taken from the house and obtained an arrest warrant for Sheffey, who, county police said, has ties to Arlington, Prince William and Fairfax counties as well as the District of Columbia. Sheffey also has a criminal record. According to court records, he was convicted of assault and battery in 1994 in Arlington.
On Tuesday, police said they were trying to contact Harvin’s live-in boyfriend, citing him as a person of interest. But police said Wednesday that detectives have obtained information leading them to believe Sheffey is the primary suspect.
