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Manassas

Manassas Teen Killed in Shooting

By Potomac Local News
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Officers responded to a report of shots fired around 9:57 p.m. on June 15 in the area of Old Centreville Road and Parkland Street near Manassas. The shooting occurred in the Bull Run Mobile Home Community near Peppertree Lane and Pebble Lane, police said.

The victim, Luis Angel Chavez, 18, of Manassas, was shot in the upper body. He tried to leave the scene but collapsed in the backyard of a home on Parrish Lane. Officers performed life-saving measures, but Chavez was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Manassas

Police Release Video of Suspect in Manassas Abduction Attempt

By Potomac Local News

Manassas City Police are investigating an attempted abduction that happened on June 7, 2026, at Dean Park on 9501 Dean Park Lane. A mother said two unknown males approached her 4-year-old daughter around 8:50 p.m. and tried to lure her away with candy. The girl’s 6-year-old sister screamed for their mother, causing both males to flee.

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Prince William

Manassas Teen Sought After Fauquier Chase Crash

By Potomac Local News
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The incident began on Catlett Road in Fauquier County when a license plate reader flagged a stolen black Chevrolet Camaro. A deputy attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled at speeds over 100 mph, running a red light, striking a cruiser, and hitting a stop stick before a PIT maneuver sent the car into a house on Winston Place in Bealeton. A juvenile female passenger was apprehended and released to family.

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Fairfax

Herndon Man Gets Life for Double Murder

By Potomac Local News

“Life in prison is a punishment reserved for a very small number of individuals, those whom the community has determined should never walk free again,” Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Penny S. Azcarate said, ffxnow.com reported. “As I listen to the evidence of the case and listen to your testimony, it is apparent that I am once again looking at that same kind of evil.”

“Joe wasn’t the disposable caricature he was made out to be. He had a face, he had a name, he had a life, but Brendan Banfield shot his face, soiled his name, and treated his life as disposable,” Ryan’s mother, Deirdre Fisher, testified, ffxnow.com reported.

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Fredericksburg

Suspect Eyed in Fredericksburg Path Rapes

By Potomac Local News

“An affidavit for a search warrant filed in Fredericksburg Circuit Court names a suspect in a rape on Sunday at Ficklen Island,” the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star reported. “The description of the man and the actions described by the victims are similar to an Oct. 19 attack on the City Canal path.”

A man matching the victim’s description was detained and interviewed, with police noting a fresh laceration on his finger consistent with the victim biting her attacker. He has not been arrested.

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Manassas Park

Manassas Park Police Seek Dollar Tree Shoplifters

By Potomac Local News

“The Manassas Park Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in attempting to identify the individuals pictured above,” Manassas Park Police Department announced.

“The subjects are seen leaving the store with merchandise that was not paid for. They were reported leaving in a red, Hyundai sedan (Tag Unknown).”

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Spotsylvania

Infant Dies After Being Left in Vehicle

By Potomac Local News
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The child’s mother was with the infant inside a nearby business when first responders arrived. Fire rescue crews rushed the baby to Mary Washington Hospital, but the infant was later pronounced deceased.

According to the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office, investigators determined the child had been left in a car seat inside a vehicle for an extended period while the mother was at work. The vehicle was not running and the heat index was high at the time. The 42-year-old mother from Stafford County was arrested and charged with child endangerment and child abuse. She was taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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