Tag: shooting
Recent crimes: weapons violation, robbery
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in Mason District: After waking up, a man found a bullet hole through his curtain and window at about 9 a.m. on March 26. Police recovered a bullet inside the residence in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. Two men robbed the … Continued
Man shoots occupied car
A man shot an occupied car on Leesburg Pike and Row Street in Seven Corners on Feb. 26, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was stopped at a traffic light shortly after 4 a.m. when a Toyota pulled up next to him. The driver displayed a handgun and began shooting, damaging the victim’s … Continued
Recent crimes: shooting, burglary
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a shooting in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 22. Two people were walking into an apartment building when they were approached by two men. One of the men shot four rounds through the door striking one of the victims in … Continued
Recent crimes: Reckless discharge, robbery
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: Several community members reported hearing gunfire at the Fairmont Gardens apartments on Wadsworth Court in Annandale at about 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 and saw a potential suspect leaving the area on foot. When officers found the man, a 27-year-old … Continued
FCPS will notify parents about the importance of safe gun storage
Secure gun storage could help prevent school shootings, like the recent one at Oxford High School in Michigan. [Jake May/Flint Journal] Fairfax County Public Schools will notify parents and guardians about Virginia’s secure firearm safety law, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced Dec. 16. FCPS will also inform parents about why secure storage is essential and other … Continued
Police make an arrest in Food Star shooting
Fairfax County police arrested a man for a shooting inside the Food Star grocery store on Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads. Harvey Coleman, 33, of Arlington was charged with two felonies.
Man shot at Bailey’s Crossroads grocery store
Food Star [File photo] There was a shooting inside the Food Star at 5521 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. A man told police he shot someone in self-defense. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries considered life threatening.
Suspect at large following shooting near Annandale High School
A shooting Friday evening in the 7700 block of Suraci Court in the Wedgewood Apartments disrupted a football game at Annandale High School. The Fairfax County Police Department reported the shooting on Twitter at about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 22, noting one man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The FCPD later downgraded … Continued
Police seek gunman who shot a 73-year-old man at an ATM
Surveillance video of the shooter and victim released by the police. [FCPD] Update: The victim has died of his injuries, the police department announced Oct. 23. More information to come. Fairfax County Police are seeking witnesses to what Chief Kevin Davis calls an “outrageous crime”: A 73-year-old man on the way to work … Continued
Weekly crime report: shootings, sexual assault
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District: On Aug. 25, at about 9:40 p.m., police responded to a report of a man screaming for help in a parking lot in the 4900 block of Lincoln Ave. in Lincolnia.
Police chief defends use of lethal weapon against woman in crisis
FCPD Chief Kevin Davis speaks at a press conference about the recent police-involved shooting. [FCPD] Body camera footage of a police-involved shooting at a group home in North Springfield appears to show that the use of less-lethal force wouldn’t have been as effective in a chaotic situation with other people in harm’s way, said Fairfax … Continued
Crime report: shooting, stabbing, robbery
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners areas during the past week. There was a shooting at 6 a.m. on June 28 in the 6100 block of Willston Drive. The victim said he was approached from behind by two men who displayed handguns then shot him … Continued
This week’s crime: a shooting, robbery, and burglaries
Marathon Gas at 5652 Columbia Pike. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area in the past week: There was a shooting on Bellview Drive at Glen Carlyn Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads at 11:30 p.m. on June 24. The victim was walking near the intersection, heard gunshots … Continued
Man stabbed in Bailey’s Crossroads
A was stabbed in the upper body as he was standing outside a business in the 3800 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads shortly after midnight on April 20, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. He was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
Man attacks people at senior center
The Lincolnia Senior Center The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: A man entered a building at the Lincolnia Senior Center being used as a hypothermia shelter (4710 N. Chambliss St.) shortly before 7 a.m. on March 20 and began assaulting several people.