Man arrested for Black Rose shooting
Fairfax County Police have arrested a Maryland man for a shooting on May 1 outside the Black Rose Lounge in Bailey’s Crossroads.
Through their investigation, detectives determined Evangel McNeill, 35, was arguing with another man outside the nightclub on Seminary Road. He discharged a firearm shortly before 1 a.m., striking the victim multiple times, the FCPD reports May 9.
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McNeill fled the area before police arrived on the scene. The victim remains hospitalized and is expected to survive.
Through coordination with the Prince George’s County Police Department, the FCPD’s Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Team located McNeill in Maryland and took him into custody.
He is being held at the Prince George’s County Jail awaiting extradition back to Fairfax County, where he will be charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
