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Authorities have identified the individual involved in a violent “road rage incident” on Sunday, which resulted in the death of a woman and the alleged assailant being fatally shot by police. Dispatch audio has provided insights into how the tragic event unfolded.
According to a statement from the Virginia State Police, the suspect, 32-year-old Jared Llamado from McLean, is accused of stabbing four individuals: Michelle Adams, 39; Dana Bonnell, 36; Mary C. Flood, 37; and Heather Miller, 40. Tragically, Adams succumbed to her injuries. A dog was also killed in this violent encounter. The attack occurred on the southbound lanes of I-495 in Fairfax County, around 1:20 p.m., just half an hour from Washington, D.C.
Authorities clarified that the stabbing followed a vehicular collision and is not being considered an act of terrorism.
The Virginia State Police reported that upon arrival, a trooper faced off with Llamado, who was armed with a knife. The trooper discharged his weapon, and Llamado later died from his injuries at a nearby hospital.
On March 1, 2026, Virginia State Police responded to a mass stabbing incident on I-495 near Little River Turnpike, where they encountered and engaged with the suspect. (WTTG)
The state trooper wasn’t injured in the shooting.
“A Virginia State Police trooper was called to the scene at approximately 1:17 p.m. for a reported road rage incident. When the trooper arrived on scene, he was confronted by a male suspect carrying a knife,” the Virginia State Police wrote. “The trooper then shot the suspect in self-defense. The suspect, Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, Va., was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Llamado later succumbed to those injuries. The trooper was not injured.”
Virginia State police reportedly engaged a suspect following a mass stabbing on I-495 at Little River Turnpike. (Commonwealth of Virginia traffic camera)
Dispatch audio reviewed by Fox News Digital states that the incident “started out as a property damage crash,” then the suspect began “stabbing people with a knife.”
The dispatch operator said that there were “multiple victims in the roadway.”
A Fairfax County police car is parked. (Fairfax County Police Department)
Officials shut down a portion of the highway while police responded.
“I-495 and 495 Express Lanes southbound past Gallows Road is closed due to a major incident,” the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Northern Virginia office said.
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