ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is actively investigating a shooting that occurred on Richmond Highway during the afternoon of June 19.
At approximately 2:06 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of 33rd Street S. and Richmond Highway. Preliminary findings indicate that the male victim was driving southbound in the 2600 block of Richmond Highway when a male suspect, driving a blue sedan, approached alongside the victim’s vehicle, brandished a firearm, and fired at the vehicle before fleeing northbound on Richmond Highway.
Despite a prompt lookout broadcast and a thorough search by responding officers, the suspect was not located. He is described as a thin Black male, approximately 5’8″ tall, with short dreadlocks.
Fortunately, the shooting resulted in only minor property damage, and no injuries were reported. The victim informed the police that the incident followed a traffic collision with the suspect near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport shortly before the shooting occurred.
The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us.