APD: Woman used pepper spray in road rage incident in Alexandria

Published April 22, 2022 at 10:45AM | Updated April 22, 2022 at 12:29PM

An Alexandria police cruiser (Staff photo by James Cullum)

There was an aggravated assault in the 2800 block of Park Center Drive on Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Via Google Maps)

Alexandria Police are investigating a road rage incident where a female driver pepper allegedly assaulted two people in the 2800 block of Park Center Drive with pepper spray.

The incident occurred at around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. The 28-year-old male victim and 49-year-old female victim were sprayed in the face and declined to go to the hospital.

Police say the suspect is a female in her 20s and that people of interest are being interviewed.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to email officer Daniel Kim at [email protected] or call 703-746-4444. Callers can remain anonymous.

Via Google Maps

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