The body of a man floating in Four Mile Run Sept. 30, has been identified as that of 40-year-old Lazaro Portillo of no fixed address. According to police, there were no signs of trauma to the body and foul play is not suspected. Police are awaiting toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.
Alexandria police were contacted by a security guard at the Potomac Yard Shopping Center near Jefferson Davis Highway at about 4:45 p.m. on Monday. A witness had notified the security guard that there was a body in the creek.