Shooting Suspect On Loose; School Lockdown Lifted | Patch PM

Where you might find the best slice of pizza in Northern Virginia, and three people were shot in Del Ray as police hunt for the suspect. Plus, clean bills of health and multiple problems in the latest Virginia restaurant inspections. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Thursday, July 27, as pulled from our Virginia and Washington, D.C., sites.

Del Ray Shooting: Three Injured; Suspect On The Loose

Alexandria Police are hunting for a man suspected of shooting three people Thursday in Del Ray. The victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities say several schools were on lockdown for a time, but all reopened before 2 p.m.

Plus passing grades and nearly a dozen violations in the latest restaurant inspections:

• Flies In McDonald's: Kingstowne Area Restaurant Violations
• Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Pho Bowl, Sweetfrog And More
• McLean Restaurant Inspections: 11 Violations At One Place
• Fruit Flies At McDonald's: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

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• Man Assaults Cop During Chase In Manassas: Police
• Woman Stabbed In Neck Near Vienna/Fairfax Metro; Suspect On The Loose
• A Del Ray Pizzeria Is Close To Becoming Best Slice In Northern Virginia
• Massive Rainstorm Will Pound DC Friday: Reports
• Weather Alert: Flash Flood Watch Issued For DC, Northern Virginia
• Metro's Hilarious Response To A Spill | Metro Daily Fail

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