Man With Gun Wanted On Malicious Wounding Charge In Arlington: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Police are looking for a suspect who they say pointed a firearm at and struck another man Monday night in the Columbia Forest area. The victim was injured during the altercation.

Officers responded around 9:21 p.m. for the report of a man with a gun in the 4600 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man was walking toward his vehicle in the parking lot of a residential building when he was approached by another man, according to police.

An argument ensued and the second man pulled out a firearm and stuck the other man. The two then struggled over the firearm. A witness called police and the man with the firearm subsequently left the area in a vehicle, according to police. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

After searching the area for the man with the gun, the officers obtained warrants, charging the suspects with malicious wounding, brandishing and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.