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  • UPDATE to Double Shooting/Barricade in the Herndon Area

    Chief Ed Roessler’s statement regarding the double shooting/barricade in the Herndon area from Monday, January 16 which resulted in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Mohammad Azim Doudzai: “I informed the Board of Supervisors this afternoon that a thorough risk assessment is still being conducted regarding the officer involved in this incident. County policy is to release…

  • UPDATE: Suspect Identified in Double Shooting/Barricade

    Reston Police District – The decedent in yesterday’s double shooting/barricade with hostage incident that led to a fatal officer-involved shooting has been identified as Mohammad Azim Doudzai, 32, of 13316 Covered Wagon Lane. Our investigation has determined the decedent got into an argument with his girlfriend, a 28-year-old woman, at his Herndon-area home yesterday afternoon.…

  • Double Shooting, Hostage/Barricade Situation Ends in Use of Deadly Force

    Reston Police District – A man who shot and wounded two other men and held another man hostage in the Herndon area today (January 16) was fatally shot by officers after a two-hour barricade situation. Around 2:40 p.m., officers were called for a report of two men who had been shot. The victims drove themselves…

  • Deputy-Involved Shooting on Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus

    Mason Police District – On Monday, August 15, shortly before 10 p.m., Inova Fairfax Hospital security called the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) to report that a suspicious man with some sort of edged weapon was seen at a bus stop outside the “green” garage; on the hospital campus. An on-duty deputy…

  • Fourth Update: Franconia Robbery / Officer-Involved Shooting / Carjacking

    Fourth Update: Franconia Robbery / Officer-Involved Shooting / Carjacking

    Franconia Police District – Although there are no new details to be released in the active criminal investigation stemming from the May 21st event, detectives from the Major Crimes Division continue to work diligently on this case and again request the public’s assistance in providing any information.  Anyone with information about this incident that has…

  • UPDATE:Suspects Extradited Back to Fairfax County

    UPDATE:Suspects Extradited Back to Fairfax County

    Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area   William Franklin                    Jasminder Sethi Both suspects charged in the May 21 jewelry store robbery at Brookfield Plaza have now been extradited back to Fairfax County to stand trial. William Timothy Franklin was transported from Charles County, Maryland and Jasminder Sethi was transported from Newark, New Jersey.…

  • UPDATE:Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area

    UPDATE:Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area

    Detectives from both the Major Crimes Division and Internal Affairs Bureau continue to work on their respective criminal and administrative investigations of the robbery and officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, May 21, in the 7000 block of Brookfield Plaza, in Springfield.  The injured citizen was released from a local hospital.   The officer involved, PFC…

  • Update: Robbery / Officer Involved Shooting / Carjacking

    The injured citizen’s condition has now changed to non-life-threatening. The officer involved in the shooting is a 7-year veteran assigned to the patrol bureau. Major Crimes Division detectives are continuing their investigation and are asking for the public’s assistance in seeking any information in regards to this case. The suspect was described as black, 20-30…

  • Update: Officer Involved in 2013 Shooting No Longer Employed by FCPD

    Officer Adam Torres is no longer an employee of the FCPD. This is a personnel matter. The Chief of Police will have a statement to the community at the conclusion of the special grand jury deliberations and process.” (January 5, 2015) Information was released this afternoon through the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs regarding…

  • Update – Officer Cleared

    The Police Department’s criminal investigation has concluded that there is no basis for criminal liability on the part of the officer who discharged his service weapon while in the performance of his duties on September 16, 2014. The officer was confronted by a Pit Bull dog which charged him in an aggressive manner and resulted…