Non-fatal shootings in the Dumfries area investigated
Police are investigating a double non-fatal shooting in the Dumfries area late Tuesday night.
The incident occurred about 11:17 p.m. in the area of Kirby and Wayside drives, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.
Three men were found in a car parked in the lot of the Princeton Woods Exxon gas station on U.S. 1; two of the men had been shot, Hernandez said.
Police radio traffic stated that one man was shot in the face, and the other was shot in the ribs.
A 19-year-old Dumfries man and a 20-year-old Triangle man were flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, Hernandez said.
One of the men was last reported in critical condition, but Hernandez said both are expected to recover.
The three drove to the gas station after the shooting to get help, police said.
Officers initially were called for a firearm violation and then received additional calls of a shooting, she said.
No arrests had been made as of Wednesday evening, Hernandez said. Police do not believe the shooting was random.
No further information was available by press time.
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I AM SORRY THAT YOUR COUSIN GOT HURT BUT YOU ARE RIGHT YOU CANT ASSUME ANYTHING YOUNG KIDS STAY OUT LATE THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT THEY ARE OUT DOING ANYTHING WRONG CRIMES GO ON EVERYDAY ALL DAY IT DOSENT MATTER IF IT EARLY IN THE MORNING OR LATE AT NIGHT!!!!
deweyzrun - One of the young guys that got shot was my cousin and you are right they were not selling girl scout cookies out at that time of night, they were actually just going to the gas station!! Just because they were out after 11pm doesnt mean they were doing anything wrong!!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23412867-details/Tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, yet 80% of crime unsolved/article.do?expand=true
It is kinda true, the cameras don’t seem to do anything…. For all we know the three out that late where on their way home from work.. The word assume starts with the kind of person who assumes…
Sound activated cameras are a blatent violation of the civil liberties of law abiding persons.
Here’s a gimmy for you. What are the percentages of crimes solved with the video surveilence system employed in England?
The answer will shock you.
DEWEYZRUN- you have no idea what these young men were doing out. I am often out at 11:17 pm. This could be a random shooting or could be something else. Let the authorities do their job and quit profiling!!!!!!
We need sound activated cameras EVERYWHERE on the street! With the Economy going Bad. Offcourse the CRIME in this county will rise. It’s time to get that concealed firearms permit!
YEAH! It not like The 3 gentlemen were selling girl scout cookies at 11.17pm at night…also Shooting will become RANDOM pretty soon with normal folks losing their homes, jobs, family..and sanity!
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