On April 28 at 5:20 p.m., officers went to the Broadstone at River Oaks Apartments in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive near Dumfries to investigate a shooting in progress.
Officers found a 22-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Rescue crews took the woman to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation revealed that the victim and a female acquaintance were involved in an argument when a male friend intervened.
According to police, the accused brandished a firearm during the encounter and then fired a round that struck the victim’s vehicle. The car was occupied by two women, a 21-year-old and 22-year-old, who were not injured at the shooting.
The victim then retrieved a baseball bat from the vehicle’s trunk, and a physical altercation between the victim and the accused ensued before the accused fired additional rounds, striking the victim. The accused got into the initial female acquaintance’s vehicle, and they attempted to flee the area.
Police stopped the vehicle on Route 1 and Beacon Ridge Drive, where they took the accused into custody without incident. No one was else injured.
Sanda Chukwujieze Maduakor, 22, of 13448 Nascoby Lane in Woodbridge, is charged with aggravated malicious wounding and shooting at an occupied vehicle. She was held without bond and had a pending court date.
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On Saturday, April 27, 2024, Prince William County held its second of eight planned town hall meetings as part of its strategic planning process for 2025-2029. The event, hosted by Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Deshundra Jefferson aimed to gather public input to shape the county’s future.
Six local high school students were awarded scholarships at the annual Education and Workforce Breakfast, held on April 24th by The Prince William Chamber of Commerce.
George Mason University has unveiled a new logo, concluding a three-year-long rebranding effort aimed at unifying the university and its athletic program under a modern and inclusive identity.
The fourth office of its kind, Injury Relief Chiropractic has expanded its footprint into the growing Manassas market.
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To celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week (May 6-10, 2024), Clean Air Partners is working with A Few Cool Hardware Stores to exchange DC, Maryland and Virginia residents’ gas-powered lawnmowers, trimmers, and leaf blowers at select Ace Hardware locations in the region. DMV residents who turn in their gas-powered lawn tools will receive a FREE Ego Power+ replacement including batteries and chargers, while supplies last.
Compared to gas, electric lawn equipment can reduce emissions, noise pollution, health risks and maintenance costs and time. The program aims to remove about a hundred gas-powered polluting tools from yards in the greater Baltimore-Washington region.
The exchanges will take place the weekends of May 17-19, 2024, and May 31-June 2, 2024, at A Few Cool Hardware Stores network of employee-owned Ace Hardware stores in the DC and Baltimore metro areas. To participate and get your free Ego Power+ lawn tool, sign up at https://qrco.de/CAPExchange to reserve your tool and select your trade-in date and location.
Spring Ceili: An Irish Music Festival
The New Dominion Choraliers of Prince William County and McGrath Morgan Academy of Irish Dance invite you to join them at our Ceili, a grand celebration of Irish music and dance.
A gathering of performance groups throughout Prince William County
