Shortly after midnight on June 29, officers were called to the 4100 block of Wadsworth Court in Annandale, where there was a reported shooting in the area.
Upon arrival, police say that officers found two teens suffering from gunshot wounds.
The 16-year-old was struck in the lower body, and the 14-year-old was hit in the upper body. Both were treated at the scene and rushed to the hospital, where the younger victim later died.
According to police, the 16-year-old remained hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say that the two teens were walking together in the area when a vehicle pulled up, approached them, and suspects began firing at them.
It is not believed to be a random act. No details about the suspects have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department.
The incident remains under investigation.
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