A 36-year-old man is the county jail after being tracked down in Europe following a shooting in Clarendon two years ago.
Arlington County police say Taha Zouheir fled the country after shooting another man in the early morning hours of June 4, 2023. The shooting followed an early morning dispute of some kind, police said.
Zouheir “was taken into custody in Spain earlier this year and, following legal proceedings, was extradited to the United States with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service,” according to ACPD. He has been charged with a number of crimes, including attempted first degree murder.
More, below, from a press release.
The Arlington County Police Department is announcing the suspect wanted in a shooting in the Clarendon neighborhood on June 4, 2023, has been extradited to the United States. Taha Zouheir, 36, is being held in the Arlington County Detention Facility on charges of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Malicious Wounding and Attempted 1st Degree Murder.
Following the shooting in 2023, detectives initiated a comprehensive criminal investigation which led to the identification of the suspect. Detectives obtained warrants for his arrest and determined he had fled the country following the shooting. Working with federal authorities, the suspect was taken into custody in Spain earlier this year and, following legal proceedings, was extradited to the United States with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service, in June 2025.