According to authorities, Joshua Danehower has been charged with the murder of a nonprofit founder who was killed last week at his Fairfax, Virginia, home.
Joshua Daniel Danehower, 33, allegedly shot Gret Glyer, 32, while he was in bed with his wife, Heather Campbell Glyer, at 2:58 a.m. June 24 at their Bolton Village Court home in Fairfax, Virginia, according to Fairfax County Police. Department.
“Someone came forward and told us we should look at Mr. Danehower as a possible suspect,” Hunt said.
Early on Friday, Gret Glyer’s family’s residence on Bolton Village Court was discovered to have multiple gunshot wounds. His wife and two children are still alive, and he was 32.
A friend of the family opened fire on the father of two last week while he was asleep in bed with his wife, according to Fairfax City, Virginia, police on Wednesday.
Who Is Joshua Danehower?
Danehower, who is a family of acquaintances, was arrested Tuesday night by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority at Dulles International Airport, where he works for FedEx and reports to Captain Jeff Hunt. Danehower to a tip led officer.
“Someone came forward and told us we should look at Mr. Danehower as a possible suspect,” Hunt said.
After being followed by police from Arlington to the airport, Joshua Danehower, 33, was apprehended Tuesday night at Dulles International Airport.
At a news conference on Wednesday morning, a captain from the City of Fairfax Police Department stated that Danehower is “an acquaintance of the family.” If he had a lawyer, that was not immediately apparent.
Hunt said that Danehower, of Arlington, Virginia, appears to have “acted alone in the office of Mr Glyer.” Police did not reveal a possible motive.
Gret Glyer and his wife Heather Campbell Glyer with their two children. (GoFundMe)
Heather Campbell Glyer called 911 stating she had “heard a loud noise and shot her husband,” according to the authorities.
According to authorities, Glyer was shot while sleeping in his bed. Police radio communications state that his wife and kids were present.
Glyer established the charitable donation website DonorSee and campaigned to erect a girls’ school in Malawi, an African nation.
Is Joshua Danehower Arrested?
Joshua Danehower was taken into custody on suspicion of second-degree murder and felony firearm use. His detention was without bond.
Danehower was mentioned as a potential suspect by detectives after being the subject of interviews, according to the police. No details on a potential reason were immediately made public.
According to a police commander, “We are confident that there are no known threats to our neighborhood at this time.”
Police added that Danehower, an airport employee, appeared to have committed the murder alone.
Joshua Fanehower Fairfax City Murder Update
Fairfax City Police Capt. Jeff Hunt stated during a news conference on Wednesday that investigators are still trying to piece together a motive. He claimed that
Glyer’s wife and two young children were present at the house and Glyer was shot when they were both sounds sleeping in bed.
No evidence connecting Danehower to the shooting has been made public by the police. It’s still early in the probe, according to Hunt.
Police arrived at the Glyers’ home on Bolton Village Court just before 3 a.m. on June 24 in response to a report of a shooting. When the police arrived, Glyer was already dead.
In the days following the shooting, Danehower surfaced as a suspect, according to Hunt. When he was detained by airport authorities, Danehower was en route to work at FedEx at Dulles International Airport.
After Danehower was taken into custody on Tuesday night, police searched his home.
