Three teenagers shot in Arlington, police say
Nov 01, 2024
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said three teenage boys were shot in Arlington on Thursday night.
ACPD was dispatched to the 4300 block of Columbia Pike for the report of a shooting.
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Two of the teenage boys were in critical condition and the other teenage boy had serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
“It’s pretty scary honestly,“ said Somkiat Cholvanich, who lives nearby.
Cholvanich has been living in the neighborhood since 2010 and said it's generally quiet, but recalled hearing 12 gunshots fired Thursday night.
“Last night [it] was nice weather so I had cracked my window [and] I hear the pop pop pop pop sound. It sounded like a round of gunfire, said Cholvanich.
One neighbor who declined to give his name said that after he heard the gunshots, he saw three people take off in different directions.He said Thursday's incident is the second incident of gun violence in the area in as many weeks, although no one was hurt during the first shooting.
Multiple neighbors told DC News Now about the shots fired incident weeks earlier on October 11, but Arlington Police say they went out to this block for a report of possible shots fired that day and found no evidence of a shooting or any victims.
Police say they're investigating any possible connection between the October 11 call and the October 31 shooting.
Police are working to determine the cause of the shooting.
Anyone with information should call police at 703-228-4180 or e-mail at [email protected].