Occoquan Shooting: Police Track Down Fourth Suspect

WOODBRIDGE, VA — The Prince William County police on Thursday arrested a fourth individual who was involved in a July 12 shooting in Occoquan. They did not release the name of the 17-year-old male juvenile, who's being held at the county's Juvenile Detention Center.

The juvenile, from Woodbridge, has been charged with reckless handling of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 18, and conspiracy to violate the Drug Control Act, the police said Friday. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, "and are working to identify all of the parties involved," the police said. It occurred in the area of Colonial Drive and Washington Street in the town of Occoquan.

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At around 10:30 p.m. on July 12, police officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area. They found "an unoccupied vehicle that had sustained extensive damage and appeared to have been struck multiple times by bullets," a police report stated.

Other officers responded and began searching the area for possible victims. At a nearby residence, they found a male and female jevenile who had suffered gunshot wounds.

They were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, the police said. They determined there were four occupants in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, including the two shooting victims.

A police helicopter searched the area for the other two occupants, but they eluded the police. Detectives later found one of the pair, "who was determined to be uninjured from the incident," the police said.

If you have any information on this shooting, call the Prince William County police at 703-792-6500.

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