ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A 17-year-old is in police custody after a man was killed in a shooting that happened at a shopping center in the Woodlawn neighborhood in Alexandria Friday night, the Fairfax County Police Department said.
The shooting happened just after 8:30 p.m. in the 8700 block of Sacramento Drive – which is the location of the Woodlawn Shopping Center along Richmond Highway.
When first responders arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body.
He was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Around 9:30 p.m., the police department said that the man died.
He has not yet been identified.
Police are asking residents to avoid the area during the investigation.
No other details have been released.
A man is facing charges after police say he killed his wife and son and shot a third person leading to an hours-long barricade situation in Fort Washington Thursday evening.
According to the Prince George's County Police Department, 62-year-old Michael Kevin Burch shot and killed his wife, 52-year-old Rori Burch, and their son, 25-year-old Michael Burch, Jr., at their home. A third person was also shot but is expected to survive.