Suspect in Woodbridge Shooting, Robbery Apprehended

Authorities on Tuesday arrested the suspect in a Woodbridge shooting and robbery after searching for him for over a week. 

Dion Langley Phoenix, 21, of no fixed address, is charged with robbery, attempted malicious wounding and the use of a firearm in commission of a felony. 

Detectives from the Prince William County Police Department's Violent Crimes Bureau, K-9 and Tactical Units, along with members of the U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force, arrested Phoenix after they found him at a home on the 2800 block of Woodmark Drive.

Police also executed search warrants at two addresses on Woodmark Drive in the course of their investigation.

Officers responded to the original incident on June 6 at 12:58 a.m., when Jesse Morgan Mossey, 21, of Reardon Lane in Woodbridge, reported that he had been robbed. He reported that Phoenix pulled out a gun, demanded drugs and assaulted him. 

"The accused then fired a gunshot towards the victim before taking his car keys and a pair of sunglasses from the victim’s vehicle. The accused then fled the area on foot," police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok said in a press release. 

Police said that after Phoenix fled, Mossey called a female acquaintance to hide the marijuana in her car. After officers investigated the incident, they charged Mossey with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. They also listed Phoenix as the county "fugitive of the week."

Phoenix is now held without bond pending his court date. 

The information in this article was provided by the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.