Police have not said that the two shootings are connected.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Police are investigating two separate shootings reported in Alexandria Saturday night.
The first shooting happened in the 3800 block of Florence Drive before 9 p.m. One person was seriously injured in the shooting. There is no word on their current condition at this time.
No suspect information has been released. Police have not said anything about any possible motive or what may have happened in the moments leading up to the shooting.
An hour after the first shooting was reported, police were called to Route 1 in the 700 block of S. Patrick Street for another shooting. The investigation has brought a heightened police presence to the area. Drivers are urged to expect delays while crews work to figure out what happened.
No suspect information has been released. Police have not said anything about any possible motive or what may have happened in the moments leading up to the shooting.
Police have not said that the two shootings are connected.
A 31-year-old father of four who had been living in Alexandria, Virginia for less than a year was gunned down early Monday morning as he finished up a late Lyft shift. Nasrat Ahmad Yar's wife wanted him to come home after a night out with friends, but he told her rent was due soon and he needed to keep working, right before he was shot and killed in his car.