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Published September 5, 2026 at 5:17PM | Updated September 5, 2026 at 6:24PM

Tasheem Rashad Douglas in a February 2026 booking photo released after his arrest near Westgate Elementary School. Credit: Prince William County Police Department.

Tasheem Rashad Douglas, 21, is in custody and charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 16-year-old girl during First Friday in Old Town Manassas, police said.

Manassas police also charged him with having a gun while committing a felony and having a gun as a convicted felon. He is being held at a local hospital.

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Teen killed at packed Manassas First Friday was a bystander in a gunfire exchange, police say

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 4, 2026 at 11:04PM | Updated September 5, 2026 at 3:41PM

Police tape off a plaza near Prince William Street and West Street after a confirmed shooting during First Friday in Old Town Manassas on Sept. 4, 2026. Potomac Local News blurred a portion of the image. (Exclusive / Potomac Local News)

A 16-year-old girl killed during First Friday in Old Town Manassas is believed to have been a bystander in an exchange of gunfire, Manassas City Police said Saturday.

Sgt. Shauna Moller, the department’s public information officer, confirmed that characterization to Potomac Local News on Saturday afternoon.