Fairfax County Police Department News

Mount Vernon Police District – A man was quickly arrested by officers after he recklessly discharged his gun, striking a commercial building in Woodlawn early Sunday morning.

On October 13, at 12:58 a.m., officers responded to the 8700 block of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn for the report of a man with a gun. Officers determined that the suspect discharged his gun, striking a commercial building after a dispute with employees.  The suspect then fled before officers arrived and no one was injured.   

Officers quickly set up a perimeter and began searching for the suspect. They located Juan Cruz Cruz, 19, of Alexandria in a nearby shopping center and took him into custody. A firearm was recovered near the scene.

Cruz Cruz was charged with five counts of Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling, five counts of Discharging a Firearm in Public, Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Felony and Attempted Malicious Wounding. Cruz Cruz is being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

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