Hybla Valley shooting kills 1, injures another

Fairfax County police said a man has died and another was injured in a pair of shootings Saturday evening in Virginia.

Police told WTOP they’ve taken a man into custody following two shootings in the Hybla Valley area that allegedly started with a fight at a bus stop.



Jordan Eugene Cochran, 20, of Alexandria, has been charged with second-degree murder, two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, malicious wounding and robbery, police said.

The first shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. at a bus stop at Richmond Highway and Dart Drive.

Officers arrived to find Kebbren Isaiah Leigh-Gaye, 18, of Alexandria, suffering a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

According to police, Cochran fled the shooting and approached a driver in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven at 3100 Lockheed Boulevard. He asked the driver for a ride and shot him in the eye when he was turned down.

The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police found Cochran in the parking lot of a nearby Taco Bell at 7230 Richmond Highway and arrested him. Officers said they found a handgun. They also discovered items belonging to Leigh-Gaye.

The shootings remain under investigation.

Police said Cochran and Leigh-Gaye knew each other.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fairfax detectives at 703-691-2131, or call 911. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and online.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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