Fairfax Co. shooting leaves 1 dead

A man has died after being shot in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon.

Fairfax County police said it happened around 2 p.m. on Branleigh Park Court in Reston.

Police are calling the shooting a homicide and say the suspect left the scene in a silver Nissan Rogue.

Police said they do not believe that the shooting was a random act.

Zeke Hartner

Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.

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