One man was shot and killed yesterday (Monday) night during an altercation at a Groveton apartment complex.
Around 8:27 p.m., Fairfax County police responded to the Haven Huntley Meadows apartments in the 7200 block of Jon Paul Drive after an unconscious man with blood on his shirt was located in the parking lot, according to scanner traffic.
The victim — who was later identified by police as Darryl Roberts, a 38-year-old D.C. resident — was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He had been shot at least twice, according to Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Jesse Katzman.
Officers are on scene of a fatal shooting in the 7200 block of Jon Paul Dr in Groveton. Watch as Captain Katzman provides an on scene update: pic.twitter.com/YDBhb3CxcV
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) April 8, 2025
Based on a preliminary investigation, Roberts appears to have been involved in an altercation with another man who was identified as D.C. resident Paul Brown, 35, according to the FCPD.
Police say Brown and Roberts knew each other, and Brown called the Alexandria Police Department of Emergency Communications at 8:24 p.m. to report that he “shot a man after he was assaulted.”
After leaving the scene, Brown was spotted by Virginia State Police (VSP) while driving in an allegedly stolen Nissan Sentra on Richmond Highway, the FCPD said.
“After failing to stop, VSP pursued Brown, but the pursuit was terminated in the interest of public safety,” local police said.
With help from the D.C. and Alexandria police departments, the FCPD ultimately found Brown at his home in D.C. He was taken to a hospital for multiple stab wounds that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, Katzman said.
Now in custody at the D.C. Central Detention Facility, Brown will be extradited to Fairfax County and charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, the FCPD said in a news release.
This is the second fatal shooting to occur in Fairfax County’s Richmond Highway corridor within the past week. Last Thursday (April 3), one man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting at the Mallard Courts Apartments in Woodlawn.
