Fairfax Co. police: Fatal stabbings not random

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) _ Fairfax County police say detectives believe the fatal stabbing of three men during an altercation at a Springfield-area home was not a random act.

But police said Friday that other details of the triple slaying are being withheld to protect the integrity of the investigation.

Authorities say 38-year-old Terence Strope, 26-year-old Ryan Strope and 26-year-old Andres Yelicie, all of Springfield, were stabbed multiple times Wednesday night before they died.

One of the men was found outside the home in the 5400 block of Moultrie Road while the other two were found in a home across the street. The men died at Inova Fairfax Hospital.