17-year-old charged with shooting teen in Fairfax County

WASHINGTON — Police have charged a 17-year-old in the shooting of another teenager Tuesday afternoon in Fairfax County.

Police say it happened after 5:30 p.m. on Holly Avenue near the Fairfax County Government Center. The victim is expected to survive; police say he and the two suspects originally sought in the case knew each other.

A 17-year-old from Manassas has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the police say. He’s in custody; police say there are no outstanding suspects.

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