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Published March 14, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated March 14, 2022 at 8:46AM

Snow hit Fairfax County on Saturday (photo by Marjorie Copson)

(Updated at 8:45 a.m.) Car Crash Closes Old Dominion Drive — “Old Dominion Dr is closed between Balls Hill Rd & Mottram Dr in McLean, likely for several hours. A car crashed into a utility pole. No injuries. Please avoid the area while crews work to repair the pole.” [FCPD/Twitter]

Judge Denies FCPS Request to Keep TJ Admissions Process — “A federal judge has denied the request of Fairfax County Public Schools for a stay of his order invalidating the admissions system at prestigious magnet school Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, marking another serious blow for Virginia’s largest school system.” [The Washington Post]

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UPDATED: Police say man injured in Fairfax was not shot, may have jumped from garage

By Brandi Bottalico

Published March 8, 2022 at 4:55PM | Updated March 8, 2022 at 5:27PM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

(updated at 5:20 p.m.) After initially being reported as a shooting, Fairfax County Police believe a man who was found with life-threatening injuries at a parking garage in Fairfax may have injured himself after jumping from the garage.

They said they don’t have reason to believe now that there was a shooting or criminal activity.

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FCPD charges Falls Church man in fatal Centreville shooting

By Brandi Bottalico

Published March 7, 2022 at 12:45PM

Fairfax County police cruiser with lights on (via FCPD/Facebook)

Fairfax County police have charged a 31-year-old Falls Church man with the Feb. 21 fatal shooting in Centreville.

Officers said Richard Kenneth Pearson IV went to the townhome in the London Towne area on the night that Amaru Amin Shabazz, 37, was killed. Police said Pearson was there to visit someone who lived there.

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Morning Notes

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 7, 2022 at 7:30AM

I-495 South under Route 7 overpass in Pimmit Hills (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Woman Dies in Crash on I-495 — Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-495 near the Eisenhower Avenue Connector in the Rose Hill area. The crash occurred at 9:27 p.m. on Saturday (March 5) when a sedan hit a disabled vehicle, causing it to catch fire. The driver of the disabled vehicle died at the scene, while the sedan driver suffered minor injuries and was arrested on multiple charges, including driving under the influence. [Virginia State Police, InsideNova]

Trial for McLean Murder Suspect Begins — “Fairfax County police quickly announced that what unfolded inside the large, yellow home in McLean in 2017 appeared to be a tragic murder-suicide…But after a 16-month investigation, police offered a stunning turnabout: what initially appeared to be a murder-suicide was allegedly a double killing. They claimed the scene had been carefully staged by the real perpetrator.” [The Washington Post]

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Morning Notes

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 28, 2022 at 7:30AM

Angelika Film Center and Cafe in the Mosaic District (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

FCPS Will Start COVID-19 Rollback Plan Tomorrow — Masks will be optional for both students and adults, including staff and parents, in Fairfax County Public Schools after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its health metrics so that the county is now considered to have low transmission. FCPS said on Friday (Feb. 25) that masks would be optional for students, as ordered by a state law, but still mandatory for adults. [FCPS]

Judge Calls TJ Admissions Discriminatory — The Coalition for TJ on Friday (Feb. 25) won its lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board over changes to admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. The judge found that the shift from a standardized test to “experience” factors was done in a way discriminatory to Asian applicants. The school system intends to appeal. [The Washington Post]

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Fairfax County police identify man killed in Centreville shooting

By Brandi Bottalico

Published February 23, 2022 at 11:45AM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 2:27PM

The Fairfax County Police Department continues to investigate a fatal shooting in Centreville Monday (via FCPD/Twitter)

Fairfax County police identified the man killed in a shooting in Centreville on Monday night (Feb. 21) as a 37-year-old Leesburg resident.

Police officers responded around 10 p.m. to a townhouse in the 14800 block of Bodley Square in the London Towne area and found Amaru Amin Shabazz inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds, the department said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Man shot and killed in London Towne area of Centreville

By Alan Henney

Published February 22, 2022 at 8:15AM | Updated February 22, 2022 at 8:51AM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal shooting that was reported just before 10 p.m. Monday in the 14800 block of Bodley Square. That is in the London Towne area of Centreville.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene. Sgt. Tara Gerhard, police spokeswoman, says this killing was not a random act and there is some sort of relationship between the victim and a man suspected of killing him.

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FCPD investigates “self inflicted” shootings in Mount Vernon by police recruit and wife

By Alan Henney

Published February 21, 2022 at 5:15PM

The Fairfax County Police Department continues to investigate a fatal shooting in Centreville Monday (via FCPD/Twitter)

A Fairfax County Police Department recruit and his wife have died after apparently “self-inflicted” shootings, police confirmed today (Monday).

Fairfax County police responded twice to a house in the 4200 block of Sonia Court, just down Route 1 from the South County Government Center in the Mount Vernon area on Saturday (Feb. 26), according to the police report.

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Fairfax County police officer shot reportedly armed man in Lorton

By Brandi Bottalico

Published February 15, 2022 at 3:15PM | Updated February 15, 2022 at 4:08PM

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis speaks to media after an officer shot a man in Lorton

(updated at 4:05 p.m.) A Fairfax County Police officer shot a 34-year-old man in Lorton this morning (Tuesday) after responding to a call for a suspicious van in a neighborhood.

At a press conference, Police Chief Kevin Davis said the man inside the van raised a rifle in the direction of police when one of the two responding officers shot him. He is in stable condition at a local hospital, Davis said.

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UPDATED: Woman arrested in connection to fatal shooting near Fairfax City

By Alan Henney

Published February 10, 2022 at 9:45PM | Updated March 3, 2022 at 10:17AM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

Updated at 2:30 p.m. — A woman sought after a fatal shooting near the City of Fairfax has been arrested in Harrisonburg. Fairfax County police said that charges and more details will follow.

The person of interest in last night’s fatal shooting in the 3300 blk Willow Crescent Dr has been taken into custody in Harrisonburg, VA. Charges and more details to follow. Updates will be posted on our blog https://t.co/lhGv3NDvYs. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/GFcX3YKZh4