Police: Gun Fired in Argument as Victim Tried to Flee

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Prince William County police arrested a Manassas-area man on Friday evening for firing a gun in the direction of another man during an argument outdoors.

There were no injuries in the incident, which took place in the 7900 block of Minor Hill Road, north of the city, a police report said.

Sheldon Brooke Belvins, 24, of 1036 Lomond Drive, has been charged with attempted malicious wounding, police said. He’s being held without bond in the Prince William-Manassas regional jail, and his next date in court is June 15.

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Police responded to the shooting incident at 5:52 p.m. Friday. The victim, a 43-year-old Manassas man, told police that he and Belvins, an acquaintance, were involved in a verbal altercation inside a home on Minor Hill Road that escalated; they took the argument outside.

At one point, Belvins pulled out a handgun and, as the victim tried to flee, fired in his direction, the police report said.

Other people in the home tried to detain Belvins until police arrived, but he got into a vehicle and left the scene. Police detectives were able to convince Belvins to return to the home, where he was detained without further incident, the police report said.