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“The diplomat accused of fatally stabbing one person and injuring three others on a Sunday highway”road rage incident“He once graduated with academic honors and built a career that took him to the United States Department of State.
Jared Llamado, 32, fatally stabbed Michele Adams, 39, and wounded Dana Bonnell, 36, Mary C. Flood, 37, and Heather Miller, 40, according to Virginia State Police. Llamado also stabbed his own dog to death, authorities said. The incident occurred on I-495 southbound at 1:17 p.m. in Fairfax Countyabout 30 minutes from Washington, DC
Authorities said the stabbings did not appear to have a target and that none of the victims, other than the dog, were in Llamado’s car at the time. Llamado, who was armed with a knife, was shot by a state trooper in self-defense and died at a local hospital, authorities said. The police officer was not injured.
“A Virginia State Police Trooper was called to the scene at approximately 1:17 p.m. for a reported road rage incident. When the trooper arrived on scene, he was confronted by a suspect carrying a knife,” Virginia State Police wrote in a news release. “The officer then shot the suspect in self-defense. The suspect, Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, Virginia, was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Llamado later succumbed to those injuries. The officer was not injured.”
Authorities said Jared Llamado also killed his dog. (Facebook/Jared Called)
Police respond to a stabbing on I-495 at Little River Turnpike on March 1, 2026. (WTTG)
The US State Department confirmed that Llamado was a foreign service officer with the agency.
“We are aware of the tragic incident involving a Foreign Service officer that occurred on Sunday, March 1, in Fairfax County, Virginia,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. “We express our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragedy.”
On February 22, Llamado posted a photo with several friends on social media, looking happy and optimistic.
Jared Llamado was a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department, according to an agency spokesperson. (Facebook/Jared Called)
“Dinner with my long time. friends and coworkers“Callado wrote, in what would be his last post on Facebook.
Here is a timeline of Llamado’s work and educational history before the stabbing incident, according to his LinkedIn and social media:
In 2011, Llamado began studying at George Mason University to pursue a degree in applied information technology.
2015 – George Mason University Graduate:
In 2015, Llamado graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor’s degree in applied information technology. Llamado said on LinkedIn that he graduated with a 3.76 GPA, placing him on the dean’s list for seven of his eight semesters. He also said that graduated magna cum laude.
July 2015 to June 2018: Employed as a Network Engineer at OSIbeyond
Authorities said Jared Llamado killed one person and injured three others. (Instagram/jared.called)
June 2018 to June 2020: Employed as an IT Network Engineer at ECC IT Solutions, LLC
June 2020 to October 2021: Employed as a Senior Solutions Engineer at R3 LLC
November 2021 to July 2024: Employed as a Senior Network Engineer at LMS Technical Services
September 2024 to March 2026: Employed as a Diplomatic Technology Officer at the US Department of State.
While working at the State Department, Llamado said he lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, but appeared to have recently returned to the United States.
March 1: Police say Llamado went on a stabbing rampage in a “road rage incident”:
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Authorities identified Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, as the suspect in a stabbing following a crash on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Jared Called McLean Facebook)
According to dispatch audio obtained by Fox News Digital, the stabbing incident “started as a property damage accident,” then the suspect began “stabbing people with a knife.”
The dispatch operator said there were “multiple victims on the road.”
