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Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED) Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (UPDATED)
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (Updated) New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns."  Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cops Coax Barricade Suspect Out Of Fairfax County Home In Foreign Language (UPDATE) Cops Coax Barricade Suspect Out Of Fairfax County Home In Foreign Language (UPDATE)
Cops Coax Barricade Suspect Out Of Fairfax County Home In Foreign Language (Update) Farsi-speaking police officers coaxed a barricaded man out of his Fairfax County home amid a standoff Thursday afternoon, Sept. 7, authorities said. The man exposed himself in front of children and then barricaded inside of a home on the 900 block of Piney Grove Drive in Merrifield, county police said. In an update posted to Twitter just after 3:20 p.m., police said an officer who is fluent in Farsi persuaded the man to leave his home, and the incident was resolved peacefully. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group…

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by Cecilia Levine