Salvador Rizzo

Alexandria, Va.

Reporter

Education: Emory University, BA, English

Salvador Rizzo covers crime and justice in Virginia for The Washington Post, based in the federal courthouse in Alexandria. He was a reporter for The Fact Checker from 2018 to 2021 and is co-author of "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth" (Scribner, 2020). He previously covered New Jersey politics and Gov. Chris Christie, with stints at the Star-Ledger, Bergen Record and New York Observer. He was a Washington Post intern and copy editor from 2008 to 2010.
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Latest from Salvador Rizzo

One dead in fire at Northeast Washington apartment building

Police and fire officials did not name the victim. They said five adults and four children had been displaced from their homes.

April 22, 2023

Northern Va. man pleads guilty to 2009 terrorism charge

U.S. prosecutors are seeking no prison time for Ahmed Minni, who was imprisoned nearly 13 years in Pakistan.

April 21, 2023

Va. nonprofit sues for Irvo Otieno hospital records in death probe

The disAbility Law Center of Virginia alleges that the company that operates Parham Doctors' Hospital is ignoring its request for records.

April 20, 2023

Grand jury indicts torch carriers in 2017 Charlottesville rally

At least three men who marched at the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., face up to five years in prison, if convicted.

April 18, 2023

Protesters gather at Supreme Court to blast judge’s abortion pill ruling

Hundreds of protesters gather at the Supreme Court to urge justices to overturn a Texas judge's ruling that threatens access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

April 15, 2023

Nazi-admiring Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 3 years in separate weapons case

A federal judge rebuked Hatchet M. Speed, 41, for trying to emulate Hitler and the Unabomber.

April 13, 2023

Suspect detained after barricade at Arlington bank with customers inside

The suspect "implied he had a weapon," Arlington County police said. No one was hurt, and no weapon was ultimately found.

April 11, 2023

Va. trooper spoke with abduction victim before deadly I-95 shootout, police say

The Virginia State Police revised its account of a deadly shooting last week, in which a New York woman who police said had been abducted died amid gunfire.

April 10, 2023

Prosecutors weigh charging YouTube prankster who was shot in Va. mall

The YouTuber's father criticized the top Loudoun County prosecutor for mulling charges against the victim of the shooting at Dulles Town Center.

April 7, 2023

Abducted woman killed after police chase, shootout on I-95, authorities say

The woman was found with a gunshot wound, but it was unclear whose gunfire struck her.

April 6, 2023