Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that occurred this past Saturday in Hybla Valley.
On August 22, at 6:24 p.m., officers responded to the 7900 block of Fordson Road for a shooting. They located a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower body. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau responded to assume the investigation.
Preliminarily, detectives determined that the victim and suspect were among a group of individuals when a verbal argument occurred, leading to the shooting. Detectives identified the shooter as Jihad Oliver-White, 24, of Alexandria.
On August 23, Oliver-White was arrested and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was charged with Malicious Wounding, Shooting at an Occupied Dwelling, and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. He is being held without bond.
As part of the investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at Oliver-White’s residence and recovered multiple firearms, pictured below.
Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for a cash reward. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.
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