A Lincolnia man is facing multiple charges after police say he fired several gunshots in the residential neighborhood where he lives.
Officers responded to the 6400 block of Montrose Street in Lincolnia at 1 p.m. last Friday, Jan. 17 after a neighbor called 911 to report a “suspicious noise” from possibly as many as 12 gunshots, according to scanner traffic.
“Officers located evidence of a gun being discharged and determined the suspect lived nearby,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release published today (Wednesday). “No one was injured during the shooting.”
According to the FCPD, officers identified a 30-year-old Lincolnia man as the possible suspect. After allegedly refusing to exit his home, he was taken into custody following “brief negotiations” that apparently involved an attack by a police dog, per the release.
“[He] sustained injuries from a K9 bite and was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” the FCPD said.
The man has been charged with reckless handling of a firearm, obstruction of justice, reckless driving and reckless discharge of a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. The incident occurred near Holmes Middle School (6525 Montrose Street).
According to the FCPD, the man was initially taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center but has since been released.
