Authorities arrest a suspect in the shopping cart murders

In a social media post from the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) it was announced that an arrest has been made in the so called shopping cart killer case.

Harrisonburg and Fairfax County authorities have arrested 35 year Anthony Robinson of Washington D.C..

It is believed that Robinson was involved in the deaths of several women found across Virginia including Harrisonburg.

The victims were taken to the location they were found in a shopping cart thus the name shopping cart killer.

Two victims have been identified as Allene Elizabeth Redmon of Harrisonburg and Tonita Lorice Smith of Charlottesville.

Authorities believe Robinson met the victims online and took them to a motel where he killed them then transported them.

Authorities also believe there might be more victims of Robinson’s.

If anyone has any information or knows of missing women who might have been lured by Robinson to call the Fairfax Police Department at (703) 246-7800.

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