Two Dead In Sterling Restaurant Shooting: Police UPDATED

STERLING, VA—Two people were shot to death early Monday at the Pharaoh Cafe, a hookah lounge in the 46000 block of Old Ox Road, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Hassan M. Gailani, 34, of Alexandria, was charged with two counts of first degree murder and one count of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony after being caught trying to leave the scene.

Police responded to the scene around 1:45 a.m. for a reported shooting, and LCSO sheriff Mike Chapman said Gailani shot the victims inside the lounge, which is open until 4 a.m. "He came to the establishment, went inside and shot the victims."

No motive has been announced, and the victims' identities have not been released.

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