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And check out Basset Rescue Fall Festival on the Centreville Patch calendar

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Good morning Centreville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police investigate tragic domestic-related murder-suicide inside a Centreville home.
  • How a Centreville teen is boosting seniors' brain health and confidence.
  • What sentence followed the deadly shooting outside Centreville's Dunkin' Donuts?

Also on today's calendar: Basset Rescue Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Not as warm; a morning shower, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Very warm; a morning t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Detectives Investigate Domestic-Related Murder-Suicide in Centreville (fcpdnews.org) — Two 31-year-old spouses were found dead from gunshot wounds in their Centreville home on Sharps Drive, in what Fairfax County detectives believe was a domestic-related murder-suicide with three children present but unharmed. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Major Crimes Bureau or submit anonymous tips, and victim specialists are working to support the affected family.
   

• Psych class inspires teenager (fairfaxtimes.com) — A Centreville High School student turned her AP Psychology class into action by creating MindMoments, an interactive brain-health program for seniors at Gardens Assisted Living. Her sessions on memory, intelligence, and the hippocampus are inspiring local older adults to try new activities, and she's now working to expand the program to help children understand how their brains work too.
   

• Public Safety - Week of September 11, 2026 (fairfaxtimes.com) — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years, with four suspended, for the 2024 shooting death of an 18-year-old outside a Centreville Dunkin' Donuts off Route 29. The wider public safety update also highlights recent Fairfax County arrests aided by technology, a deadly Labor Day I-66 crash, fire incidents, a burglary investigation, safe battery disposal guidance, and the county's deer archery program.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Need recommendations for a reliable and reasonable handyman to replace some rotten wood in the deck.
    Looking for someone I can have long term for other work as well. (Nextdoor Virginia Run)
  • ECS Corporate Services, LLC posted a job opening for Structural Staff Associate in Chantilly. Apply here.
  • D.R. Horton, Inc. posted a job opening for Permit Coordinator in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centreville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

  • Python Developer - Systems Engineer - Bridge Core (BCore) - Chantilly, VA, US (dice.com)
  • Deer hunting season returns to Fairfax County, starting Saturday (ffxnow.com)
  • FCPS Student Killed In Fairfax City Crash As Reid Issues Safety Plea (patch.com)

George Mason

  • For Years, 9/11 Was Something Students Lived. Today, It's a History Lesson (nationalreview.com)

Manassas

  • VA Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Unveils National Data Center Legislation (patch.com)

Ok Centreville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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