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Notes: Police arrest two for mace attacks around Eisenhower Metro station

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Scene of a mace attack at the Eisenhower Metro station (image via Alexandria Police Department/Twitter)

Police arrested two suspects in a pair of assaults at a CVS store and at the nearby Eisenhower Metro station.

According to the Alexandria Police Department: Thursday afternoon, two suspects used mace on someone in a CVS and then fled to the Metro station, where they attacked another person. Minor injuries were reported.

One suspect was apprehended at the scene. The second fled but was captured around 5 p.m.

Image via Alexandria Police Department/Twitter

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