Officer fatally shoots wanted man outside Virginia mall
by Associated Press
Prince George’s County Police Department is searching for a suspect in a reported fatal shooting in Riverdale Park early Saturday morning. (Credit: WTKR via CNN Newsource)
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — A man wanted by police in northern Virginia has died after authorities say an officer shot him outside of a shopping mall.
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Fairfax County Police said on Twitter on Thursday evening that the unidentified suspect died at the hospital.
No police officers were hurt, according to 2nd Lt. James Curry, a police spokesman.
The preliminary investigation shows officers were trying to stop a wanted suspect outside Springfield Town Center when the confrontation occurred.
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Thursday’s shooting comes less than two weeks after a shooting at another Fairfax County mall, Tysons Corner Center. No one was injured by bullets in that shooting, but three people were hurt fleeing the mall.
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