ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Police are looking for a vehicle connected to a shooting that left a father dead in Alexandria on Monday.
The shooting happened after 11:30 a.m. on Private Drive near W. Glebe Road, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. That man was taken to an area hospital for help where he later died.
Investigators, along with multiple family members and friends, identified him as 29-year-old Eric Holmes Jr., a father of a 7-year-old son.
"This is disgusting," said Janet Alston, the mother of his son. "For somebody to be shot in their own neighborhood and to be left like that is too much. That was a dad, brother, and a cousin. I don't know how I'm going to tell a 7-year-old that their dad is no longer here."
Police have not released the details of what led up to the shooting, but the focus of the crime scene was near a playground in between apartment buildings.
On Monday night, police released a photo of a vehicle they say was used in the shooting. It's described as a newer model silver Nissan Rogue with “Enterprise Car Sales” placard in the rear license plate holder.
Witnesses including Carrie Davis heard multiple gunshots. At least two vehicles including hers were struck by gunfire.
"I heard four or five gunshots so I went back in the house," Davis told WUSA9. "I'm shocked!"
Dispatch audio reported a Silver rogue with temporary tags that could possibly be involved.
Traffic was closed in both directions on W. Glebe Road for about seven hours. Police are asking anyone with surveillance video in the area to provide it to them.
Detectives have not provided description of the gunmen involved.
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