Crime & Safety
Murder Suspects Turned Themselves In In Manassas, Woodbridge: Police
A pair of suspects who were wanted in connection with the shooting death of a Dumfries man in Gainesville were arrested on Thursday.
Updated at 11:55 p.m. on Thursday.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — The suspects who were wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Gainesville on Sunday turned themselves in, police said.
Police identified the suspects as Malachi Coleman, a 20-year-old from Gainesville, and Keyontae Newman, a 16-year-old from Woodbridge. Coleman faces charges of second degree murder and robbery, while Newman faces a second degree murder charge.
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Coleman turned himself in at the Adult Detention Center on Thursday, while Newman turned himself in at the Gar-Field police station in Woodbridge.
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The charges are related to the shooting death of Michael Arthur, an 18-year-old from Dumfries. Arthur died at a hospital on Sunday after an altercation in the parking lot of a Gainesville apartment complex, police said.
Police said that bond was unavailable for Coleman and Newman on Thursday. Authorities have not announced a court date for them.
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