Crime & Safety
Police: Malicious Wounding at Denny's Parking Lot on Route 1
The victim was shot in the head.
Police are investigating a possible malicious wounding at Denny's early Saturday morning on Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge, Prince William County police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said.
A 25-year-old Woodbridge man reportedly got into a fight with a group of unknown people in the Denny's parking lot at 13775 Jefferson Davis Hwy. at about 2 a.m. on July 28.
The fight reportedly intensified, and the victim tried to leave in his vehicle.
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"As the victim was in his vehicle, an unknown person fired at the vehicle, striking the victim in the head," Perok said.
After the shooting, the victim drove himself to a local hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.
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Police do not believe this incident to be random, and they are investigating it as a malicious wounding and an unlawful discharge of a firearm.
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