On August 2 at 10:36 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 15500 block of Lebourget Court in Woodbridge to investigate a shooting. An 18-year-old woman and a juvenile family member were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated. The accused retrieved a firearm from inside the home, confronted the woman, and fired one round that grazed her upper body. He left before officers arrived. A police K-9 searched the area but did not locate him. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Detention orders were obtained. On August 4, the 13-year-old male juvenile of Woodbridge was arrested. He is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting in an occupied dwelling, and juvenile possession of a firearm. Due to his age, his identity is not being publicly released. Court date is pending.
On August 3 at 2:08 p.m., officers responded to the Shell service station at 4110 Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge for a brandishing report. An unknown woman entered the business, concealed several items, and walked to a vehicle occupied by a man later identified as the accused. An employee followed her and was retrieving the items when the man brandished a firearm toward the employee. The employee returned inside and called police as the vehicle left. Officers identified the suspect and obtained warrants. On August 4, officers stopped the vehicle near Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road and detained the man without incident. Ammunition and evidence of narcotics were found inside the vehicle. Justin Denzel Gore, 31, of Fairfax, was arrested and charged with one count of brandishing a firearm, two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon, two counts of driving on a revoked license, and one count of possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic. He is being held without bond. Court date is pending.
