Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Virginia Marriott: Police

A security guard from Maryland has been charged in a shooting that left a teen boy injured in Virginia, police said.

Ahmed Namnoom.
Photo Credit: *Arlington County PD*

11/13/2023 5:29 p.m.

Ahmed Namnoom, 53, of Laurel, was working as a security guard on the in the 1400 block of Langston Boulevard, when he noticed a group of teens walking toward the former Key Bridge Marriott property on Langston Boulevard in Arlington on Sunday, Nov. 12, Arlington County police said.

Namnoom drove his vehicle toward a then took out a gun and fired it, striking a teen, Arlington County police said. The teen was found by medics on N. Lynn Street and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Namnoom was charged with Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.

This remains an active criminal investigation and anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

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