18-year-old arrested for firing gunshots at West End apartment building

Published August 3, 2021 at 9:56AM

Alexandria Police arrested a man after shots were fired in the 5400 block of Holmes Run Parkway on Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Via Google Maps)

An 18-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at the exterior of an apartment building in the West End on Thursday, July 29.

Mauricio Urquilla Escobar was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling, illegally discharging a weapon and drug possession with the intent to distribute. Shell casings were recovered at the scene, according to police.

NEW DETAILS :: APD makes an arrest after a shots fired incident on Holmes Run Parkway.

Read more here: https://t.co/s7zAoDRyTG pic.twitter.com/IgOGocFl1G

— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) August 2, 2021

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