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Police release identity of victim in last week’s suspicious death in Braddock neighborhood

By James Cullum
Police outside The Bloom at Braddock Apartments (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department has identified the victim of last Monday’s (April 22) suspicious death as 54-year-old John Andreadakis.

APD released Andreadakis’ name on Sunday, but have answered no other questions regarding the incident. Police said that the cause of death has not yet been determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

As previously reported, scanner traffic indicated Andreadakis may have suffered a cardiac arrest in an apartment after being assaulted in the hallway at The Bloom at Braddock Apartments in the 900 block of North Henry Street in the Braddock neighborhood, but police have not confirmed details of the incident pending the Chief Medical Examiner’s report.

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  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.