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Man shot in leg in Landmark area shootout on Sunday

Published April 9, 2024 at 9:45AM

A man was shot in the leg in the 200 block of S. Reynolds Street on Sunday, April 8, 2024 (via Google Maps)

An adult male was shot in the leg after an altercation in the Landmark area early Sunday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

No arrests have been made, and police are still investigating the incident. APD received more than 10 calls for service at around 12:45 p.m., with witnesses telling police that they observed a shootout between two parties in the 200 block of S. Reynolds Street. Police were told that the suspects fled in two vehicles traveling in separate directions, according to the police scanner.

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Alexandria gets $750K in grant funds to combat spike in gun violence

By James Cullum

Published March 28, 2024 at 1:30PM

Police at shooting scene near 5563 Holmes Run Parkway (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department and Alexandria Commonwealth Attorney’s Office were recently awarded large grants to curb a skyrocketing surge in gun-related crime incidents in the city.

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services recently awarded APD with a $250,000 grant for gun violence and prevention, and the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with a $497,000 grant to prosecute gun-related crimes.

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Alexandria police still investigating Carlyle shooting that injured two men last month

By James Cullum

Published March 14, 2024 at 10:50AM

Two men were shot in the 2600 block of Foundry Way on Feb. 16, 2024 (via Google Maps)

No arrests have been made as Alexandria police continue to investigate the shooting of two men in the Carlyle neighborhood last month.

The incident occurred in the parking lot of a gated apartment complex in the 2600 block of Foundry Way at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. A witness told police that they heard seven gunshots, looked out a window and saw a newer model white Mercedes Benz four-door sedan with tinted windows speed out the front gate, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria police investigating two Sunday night shootings

By James Cullum

Published January 22, 2024 at 1:40PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria Police Department is investigating two incidents of gunfire Sunday night, though no one was reported injured.

Eight-to-10 gunshots were reported just before 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the shopping center in the 4000 block of Mount Vernon Avenue. The victim told police that he got into an argument with a Hispanic male in the parking lot and that the suspect fired his handgun at him, striking his car, according to the police scanner.

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JUST IN: Man shot in bathroom of McDonald’s on Duke Street

By James Cullum

Published December 27, 2023 at 8:53PM | Updated December 27, 2023 at 9:50PM

A man was shot in the bathroom of the McDonald's at 5311 Duke Street on Dec. 27, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man was shot in the leg in the bathroom of a McDonald’s in the Landmark area of Alexandria, and the Alexandria Police Department (APD) is on a manhunt for the suspect.

APD was notified of a fight in the restaurant when two holdup alarms were activated at around 6:15 p.m., according to the police scanner. Police say that the suspect and the victim know each other.

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Bond denied for juvenile after victim paralyzed from Holmes Run Parkway shooting

By James Cullum

Published December 21, 2023 at 1:30PM

Police at shooting scene near 5563 Holmes Run Parkway (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 16-year-old Alexandria kid charged with allegedly shooting a man in September has been denied bond.

The suspect was charged in October with aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of robbery for the Sept. 22 incident in the 5500 block of Holmes Run Parkway. The shooting left a 21-year-old man paralyzed from a severed spinal cord after being shot in the neck, according to court records.

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Police investigate two gunfire incidents near Holmes Run

By James Cullum

Published December 11, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated December 11, 2023 at 10:06PM

Gunfire was reported Sunday night in the 500 block of N. Pickett Street (on left), a few blocks away from where shots were fired on Friday, Dec. 8, in the 5300 block of Taney Avenue (via Google Maps)

(Updated 10 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating two reports of gunshots over the weekend in the Seminary Valley neighborhood.

No injuries were reported from both incidents. The first occurred on Friday night (Dec. 8) at around 10:15 p.m. when an APD officer reported shots fired in the 5300 block of Taney Avenue. The officer chased two suspects on foot, but both eluded her by running through a neighborhood of townhomes, according to scanner traffic.

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Police: No injuries after gunfire reported in Arlandria Tuesday night

By James Cullum

Published December 7, 2023 at 10:45AM

Gunfire was reported in the 800 block of W. Glebe Road on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 (via Google Maps)

No one was injured after gunfire was reported in Arlandria late Tuesday night, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

At around 11 p.m., APD was notified about a loud argument between a man and a woman in the 800 block of W. Glebe, and the caller said that the man wore a red jacket, pulled out a handgun, fired it into the air and that the woman then screamed, according to the APD scanner.

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Man charged with firing shotgun in back yard of Potomac West home

By James Cullum

Published December 6, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 3:52PM

A man has been charged with illegally discharging a firearm in the 200 block of Aspen Court (via Google Maps)

A 48-year-old Alexandria man was charged last month with illegally discharging a firearm in his back yard in the Potomac West neighborhood of Alexandria.

The incident allegedly occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at around 9:45 p.m. in the 200 block of Aspen Street, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Police: Multiple gunshots reported Monday night near Bishop Ireton High School

By James Cullum

Published November 7, 2023 at 9:30AM

Gunfire was reported in the 2800 block of Nob Hill Court next to Bishop Ireton High School, Nov. 6, 2023 (via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating reports of gunfire approximately 100 feet from Bishop Ireton High School on Monday night.

Five gunshots were reported in the 2800 block of Nob Hill Court at around 6:23 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to the APD scanner. No injuries were reported, and APD discovered that one bullet smashed through an apartment window 350 feet away in the 2900 block of Seay Street, according to scanner traffic.

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Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ after teen shot in West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published October 31, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated October 31, 2023 at 10:22AM

(Updated 9:35 a.m.) After being unable to find a handgun or shell casing, the Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in a West End apartment building as “suspicious.”

The shooting occurred in an apartment in the 300 block of S. Whiting Street at around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 29), according to APD. The call to police was made by a person who said that the victim shot himself, but APD could not find a firearm or shell casing at the scene, according to scanner traffic.