Police Arrest Alexandria Teen Wanted in Wal-Mart Shooting

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A teenager who fired a gun at a Wal-Mart security guard on March 12 is behind bars in the local jail, according to the Fairfax County police

Rayquan Jackson, 18, of Alexandria, was arrested Tuesday, taken to the Adult Detention Center in Fairfax City and charged with attempted malicious wounding and trespassing, according to a police report. He was apprehended by police at about 6:20 p.m. in the vicinity of Janna Lee Avenue and Audubon Avenue.

No one was injured in the shooting on March 12, which occurred at the Wal-Mart in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway (Route 1), the police said.

As Jackson and another man were leaving the store, a loss prevention specialist with Wal-Mart followed them. The specialist, a 23-year-old man, believed that one of the pair had concealed merchandise and was trying to leave the store with it.

The two took off running; the loss prevention specialist saw one of them, identified as Jackson, run past him, and then turn toward him. "The victim heard what sounded like a gunshot but did not see a weapon," the police said.

Image: Rayquan Jackson (FCPD)