The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a second arrest has been made in the murder of a Brambleton woman in her home last December. The suspect — Furqan Syed of Leesburg — was taken into custody in the Middle East, where he had reportedly fled after the crime.
“After fleeing the United States, Furqan Syed, 40, was apprehended in Dubai by the Dubai Police Department and INTERPOL UAE and was returned to the United States on March 3, 2022,” an announcement from the S.O. read.
On December 30, 2021, authorities were called to the Brambleton townhome of 57-year-old Najat Chemlali Goode. A family member had found her injured inside the residence on Connie Marie Terrace. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Syed’s arrest was the second one related to the murder. In January, 54 year-old Abdul Waheed of Leesburg was taken into custody and charged with Accessory Before the Fact to First-Degree Murder and Accessory After the Fact to First-Degree Murder. These charges came after investigators say he drove the Syed to the victim’s home.
Syed fled the country on January 3 and was on the run until his capture in Dubai. He is currently locked up in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond, facing charges of First-Degree Murder, Entering a Residence with Intent to Commit Murder, Shooting in the Commission of Murder, and three counts of Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony.
While details of the investigation haven’t been released, the Sheriff’s Office has said that they believe there was a connection between Syed, Waheed and Chemlali Goode.