Thieves Armed With Long Guns After Plowing Stolen Car Through Leesburg Shop (Update)

Masked thieves plowed a stolen car through the front of a Loudoun County gun store before swiping long guns overnight, authorities said.

Thieves drove a stolen vehicle through a Leesburg gun store.
Photo Credit: *Leesburg PD*

Cecilia Levine

01/04/2024 7:49 a.m.

Officers responding to reports of sounds of a crash found the stolen 4-door Kia sedan lodged in the front of Loudoun Guns on Industrial Court in Leesburg around 4 a.m., local police said.

Four masked individuals then went into the building and stole multiple long guns, police said. The four suspects fled the scene before officers arrived, leaving the vehicle behind.

Police are investigating the incident as a burglary but did not say whether or not anything what stolen.

The burglary remains under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact Detective Kadric at 703-771-4500 or at mkadric@leesburgva.gov.

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