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Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism
A video that shows two Fairfax County police officers pointing their weapons at a man as he tries to film them during an investigation has gone viral on social media. Many online say it's proof of police overreach, but the department says the video doesn't tell the entire story. Officers were called to IHOP at 6655 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, after three teenagers got into an argument with an employee. One of the teens lifted his shirt to show what looked like a handgun sticking out of his waistband, the Fairfax County police said in a statement. …
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Police ID Man Killed By Fairfax Officers Who Threw Tribal Mask, Swung Bottle: Authorities
Police identified the 26-year-old Virginia man who they said was shot and killed by officers after throwing a tribal mask at them and then charging at them with a bottle Thursday, July 7. Jasper Aaron Lynch's family friend called police saying he was throwing objects and pacing around a home on the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean around 7:10 p.m. Fairfax County police said. A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and a clinician from the Sharon Bulova Center for Community Health responded, but Lynch had left the home by the time they arrived at 7:25 p.m., police said. The team checked the…
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Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Hit By Several Cars And Killed In Franconia
Police released the name of the 24-year-old man who was hit by several cars and killed early Friday morning in Fairfax County. Keith Thomas was walking along Richmond Highway near the on-ramp for Interstate 95 in Franconia just before 1:30 a.m. when a 2005 GMC Sierra crashed into him, the Fairfax County police said. The impact threw him into the road, where several other cars ran over him. The truck driver stayed and called for help. Thomas died at the scene, police said. Investigators do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Thomas is the 12…
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56-Year-Old Woman Dies In Alexandria Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
A hit-and-run driver killed a 56-year-old Alexandria woman as she crossed a street in Fairfax County on Wednesday night, July 6, authorities said. Doris Anita McPhail was hit as she walked in the 5600 block of Richmond Highway near Huntington Avenue around 10:30 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Paramedics rushed her to a hospital, but she died of her injuries early Thursday morning. Investigators said McPhail was crossing the road outside a crosswalk in a poorly lit area when a 2007 Toyota Camry slammed into her and sped away. The driver called 911 to report the crash, but…
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Man Shot Dead By Fairfax County Officer: Police (
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A man died Thursday night, July 7, in an officer involved shooting in Fairfax County, police said. Authorities said officers were called to a home in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean about a man throwing things outside. When police arrived, a fight broke out with the man, which led to the shooting. Police said the man died at the scene. Officials have not released the man's name. No officers were injured, police said. Officials should release updates tonight and tomorrow morning. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time no officers reporting injuries. The med…
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Driver Sped Away After Crashing Into Pedestrian In Alexandria: Police
The Fairfax County police are searching for the driver who ran over a pedestrian Wednesday night, July 6, and then drove off. The wreck happened late Wednesday on Route 1 and Huntington Avenue in Alexandria. Police closed that intersection for several hours as they investigated the scene. They reopened that section of road around 3 a.m. Police haven't released many details, but the car sped away after crashing into a pedestrian. Paramedics took them to a hospital for treatment, where they spent the night, Fairfax County police tweeted. Police have not released any information on the pe…
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Fugitive Ex-Con Killed By Fairfax County Officers At Springfield Mall: Police
A 37-year-old ex-con wanted on a warrant was shot and killed by Fairfax County officers on Thursday, June 30, at a Springfield shopping center, authorities said. Officials did not release the man's name until they notified his next of kin, but said he was "well known" to police in the area having been convicted of "many, many felonies," Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said Thursday night. Three uniformed officers confronted the man in the parking lot of the Springfield Mall around 4:30 p.m. Police have tracked the man all week to arrest him on outstanding char…
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63-Year-Old Woman Assaulted At A Fairfax County Bus Stop Dies Days Later: Police
An Alexandria woman who was attacked at a Fairfax County bus stop earlier this month has died, police said. Michelle Huntley, 63, died on Friday, June 24, more than a week after someone assaulted her on June 17, Fairfax County police said. A passerby saw her lying at a bus stop in the 7800 block of Richmond Highway with a severe wound to her upper body, investigators said. Responders rushed her to a nearby hospital where she remained until her death. Police say they have canvassed the area and spoken with several people, and gone over hours of surveillance footage in the ho…
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Rapper Accused In Tysons Corner Mall Shooting Live Streams His Arrest: Police
The 22-year-old D.C.-based rapper accused of firing multiple shots inside the Tysons Corner Center Mall turned himself over to authorities this week. He live-streamed the event to his fans. Noah Settles, who goes by the stage name No Savage, turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday night, June 22, Fairfax County police said. He shared the moment on Instagram Live. Settles said little as he walked through the building flanked by family and friends, only making the sign of the cross and a heart with his hands during the minute-long video. …
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Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students
A grand jury indicted the 18-year-old driver who killed two Oakton High School students as they walked home from school in a crash earlier this month. Several others were also seriously injured in the June 7 wreck. Usman Shahid, 18, of Fairfax, is expected to turn himself over to authorities on Thursday, June 23, Fairfax County police announced. Shahid will be arraigned on involuntary manslaughter charges, officials said. Shahid was speeding in his BMW down Blake Lane when he crashed into an SUV at the intersection with Five Oaks Road in Oakton, police said. The sedan ricoc…
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18-Year-Old Dies In Oakton Wreck After Crashing Into Tree: Police
Police said an 18-year-old died earlier this week after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree in Fairfax County. Franklin Aquino of Chantilly was driving his 2007 Mazda 3 along Fox Mill Road near Bronzedale Drive on Sunday, June 19, around 11 p.m. Fairfax County police believe he was speeding when he crested a hill and lost control of the car before he crashed into a tree off the right side of the road, investigators said. Responders rushed Aquino to the hospital where he died of his injuries, police said. An underage passenger in the car was hospitalized with minor…
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29-Year-Old Still Hospitalized After Near Drowning In McLean Stream: Police
A 29-year-old man remains in a hospital days after nearly drowning in a stream in Fairfax County, authorities said. The man was swimming with friends in the stream near a portion of the Difficult Run River that runs along Georgetown Pike in McLean on Sunday, June 19, just after 6 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Authorities said at some point, he dove underwater but did not come back up. His friends rescued him from the water and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Responders rushed him to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police did not release the m…
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