WOODBRIDGE, VA – A 42-year-old man was shot to death during a fight with two other men in Woodbridge Tuesday night, police report.
According to police, Frances Joseph Douglas, 42, of Bowling Douglas, was shot multiple times during a fight in a parking lot on the 1200 block of Potomac Vista Drive shortly before 9 p.m. Police say Douglas was involved in a physical altercation with one man when a second man joined and shot Douglas multiple times.
Douglas was able to get to his vehicle and was taken to a hospital by a family member. He died at the hospital.
Police have not released a description of the suspect in the shooting.
Police say their preliminary assessment is that the violence was not random. They are asking any witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to contact them at (703) 792-7000 or submit a tip online at pwcva.gov/policetip.
The area has already seen several shootings this year, including one earlier this month and a shooting incident in March that left one dead and four wounded.
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