Crime & Safety
Officials Seek Suspect In Stafford Shooting That Injured Man
The shooting happened at a Stafford convenience store and officials are actively searching for the suspect on Saturday night.
STAFFORD, VA — Officials are searching for the suspect in a shooting that left a man injured at a convenience store in Stafford County on Saturday night.
The shooting happened at the Quick Mart at 115 Onville Road in Stafford, said Sheriff David Decatur's office shortly after 9:15 p.m.
First responders took a man to the hospital with "what appears to be a non-life-threatening" gunshot wound, the sheriff's office added.
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There is a large law enforcement presence in the area as police search for the suspect, who fled the scene before officials arrived. He is described as "a thin black male wearing a white shirt and black mask," Decatur's office said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 540-658-4400.
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