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Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95.  A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia
Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia One person was killed and several troopers are on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Virginia. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the suspect - who has not been identified - struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and it continued on until they were able to force the driver to stop. According to a state po…

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by Zak Failla
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BF Who Killed GF Drove Her To Hospital, Lied To Police In Fairfax County: Cops BF Who Killed GF Drove Her To Hospital, Lied To Police In Fairfax County: Cops
BF Who Killed GF Drove Her To Hospital, Lied To Police In Fairfax County: Cops A 47-year-old Fairfax County man is in custody after killing his 38-year-old girlfriend, police said. Lorton's Huy Tien Nguyen shot Alison "Kate" LaPorta in a vehicle and then drove her to Mount Vernon Hospital Wednesday night, April 17, county police said.  LaPorta was taken to Fairfax Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. ALSO SEE: Mom Believed Killed By BF In Virginia Was Texting Relatives Right Up Until Deadly Shooting Detectives found the firearm near Nguyen’s Lorton home. Nguyen told police the incident happened in a parking lot, but police determined it actual…

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by Cecilia Levine
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I-66 Manassas Crash Victim Steals Ambulance From Fairfax Hospital: Report, Police I-66 Manassas Crash Victim Steals Ambulance From Fairfax Hospital: Report, Police
I-66 Manassas Crash Victim Steals Ambulance From Fairfax Hospital: Report, Police A search has been launched in Fairfax County for a man who police say stole an ambulance from outside of the hospital Monday night, Feb. 19. Prince William County's Ricky Lowe, 32, was a passenger in the crash of a stolen car on I-66 and was being treated at Fairfax Hospital when he walked out with an IV in arm, jumped in a private transport ambulance and stole it, Fairfax County police said. While the vehicle was recovered, officers were on the 4200 block of Annandale Road in Annandale looking for Lowe, who is wanted for grand larceny, police said. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Mond…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery 'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery
'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery For a moment, Amanda Kicker thought her life was over. The 27-year-old Prince William County Schools special education teacher was putting air in her tires Saturday, April 29 at an Exxon station on Prince William Parkway, and didn't realize her vehicle wasn't in park. Kicker jumped in front of her car — she needed it. Otherwise, how would she get to school and see her kids?  But the vehicle overpowered Kicker, who is now recovering at Fairfax Hospital with multiple broken ribs, a broken pelvis, broken shoulder blade, knee. "After the first tire ran me over, I thought I was gone …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Suffers Skull Fracture In Virginia ATV Crash, Support Surges For Family Teen Suffers Skull Fracture In Virginia ATV Crash, Support Surges For Family
Teen Suffers Skull Fracture In Virginia ATV Crash, Support Surges For Family Support was surging for the family of a Virginia high schooler who suffered a brain bleed and fractured skull in an ATV crash earlier this month. More than $3,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched for the family of Liberty High School (Bealeton) senior Emily, who was flown from Culpeper Hospital to Fairfax Hospital following the April 17 crash, the campaign says. In addition to the brain bleed and skull fracture, Emily also suffered swelling, brain bruising, pneumocephalus, and more, according to the GoFundMe. Emily, who works at Subway, is facing a long road to recovery. "Emily…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police
Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police A teenager was airlifted to a Virginia hospital after being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver amid nearby holiday celebrations, officials said. In Stafford County, Woodbridge resident Melissa Jones, 43, is facing multiple charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and maiming a teenager who was crossing the road nearby a Christmas parade. Officials from the Vista Woods subdivision responded at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 to a reported pedestrian who had been struck in the 100 block of Choptank Road. According to the initial investigation, Jones was driving a 2000 Dodge …

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by Zak Failla
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$11K Reward Offered For Info On Virginia Murder Suspect $11K Reward Offered For Info On Virginia Murder Suspect
$11K Reward Offered For Info On Virginia Murder Suspect Authorities in Virginia are offering an $11,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a murder suspect. Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott-McLean, 43, of Mount Vernon, is wanted on a second-degree murder charge and firearm offenses in the Sunday, Oct. 2 killing of 31-year-old Brandon Wims of Maryland, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers were called around 7 a.m. to the 5800 block of St Gregorys Lane in Mount Vernon on a report of gunshots, they said. While on their way to the scene, cops say they learned that the shooting victim was taken to Fairfax Hospital. W…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Stabbing Suspect Nabbed By Police In Fairfax County Stabbing Suspect Nabbed By Police In Fairfax County
Stabbing Suspect Nabbed By Police In Fairfax County A man who used a machete to injure two people has been arrested, authorities in Fairfax County said. Police were called to the Patient First Primary and Urgent Care on Fairfax Boulevard around 1:35 p.m. on Oct. 29 on a report of a malicious wounding. Responding officers learned that two people had "assaulted two acquaintances with machetes," leaving them with head and hand injuries, police said. Both victims sustained were taken to Fairfax Hospital, where they were expected to survive. An ensuing investigation identified one of the suspects as Raul Fernando Morales Chiguela, 39,…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia For Fatally Shooting Maryland Man Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia For Fatally Shooting Maryland Man
Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia For Fatally Shooting Maryland Man Authorities are on the hunt for a Virginia gunman accused of fatally shooting a Maryland man. Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott, 43, of Mount Vernon, is wanted on a second-degree murder charge and firearm offenses in the Sunday, Oct. 2 killing of 31-year-old Brandon Wims of Maryland, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers were called around 7 a.m. to the  5800 block of St Gregorys Lane in Mount Vernon on a report of gunshots, they said. While on their way to the scene, cops say they learned that the shooting victim was taken to Fairfax Hospital. Wims was pronounced d…

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by Nicole Acosta
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At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING) At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING)
At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash in Culpeper on Wednesday, August 10 resulted in multiple victim injuries, according developing and unconfirmed reports.  Two cars allegedly collided in the area of Zachary Taylor Highway and Cedar Grove Road, sending two individuals in helicopters for their injuries, one destined for Fairfax Hospital and one for University of Virginia Hospital, reports said. This story is still developing. Check back for updates.  

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by AJ Goldbloom