Crime & Safety
Update: Shots Fired Incident Resolved In Hillsboro: Police
Authorities said deputies have resolved a shots fired incident that was reported in Hillsboro on Thursday afternoon.
Updated at 3:25 p.m. on Thursday.
HILLSBORO, VA — Gunshots rang out in Hillsboro on Thursday afternoon, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
At 1 p.m. on Thursday, the sheriff's office said there would be a large police presence in the area of Hillsboro Road and Charles Town Pike as they searched for the shooter.
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No injuries have been reported, a sheriff's office spokesperson told Patch.
Authorities asked residents to avoid the area as deputies investigate.
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"The earlier incident in the vicinity of Charles Town Pike and Hillsboro Rd (Town of Hillsboro) has been resolved," the sheriff's office said at 3 p.m. "Law enforcement is clearing the area and vehicular traffic is again flowing."
Anyone with more information about the incident can contact the sheriff's office at 703-777-1021.
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