Crime & Safety
Halloween Night Shooting Leaves 2 Dead At Dale City Home: Police
Two men died from gunshot injuries early Sunday morning at a party at a home in Dale City, according to the Prince William County police.
DALE CITY, VA — Two men died from gunshot injuries early Sunday morning at a party in the Dale City area, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
Around 2 a.m. Sunday, Prince William County officers went to a residence in the 3300 block of Bristol Ct. in Dale City to investigate a report of gunshots. The police learned that there was a large party at a home when the shooting occurred.
Two men and a woman were found at the residence suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers attempted first-aid until rescue personnel arrived at the home. The two men were pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was flown to an area hospital with injuries from which she is expected to survive.
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During the investigation, a third man arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound and was determined to have also been at the residence at the time of the incident. Police have identified a total of four people who were shot during the incident, all are believed to be adults.
The two men killed in the shooting were Christopher Alan Johnson, 24, of Alexandria and Frank Chineji Sapele, 25, of Arlington. The two other people who were also shot were identified as a 23-year-old man of Triangle and a 24-year-old woman of Fairfax, according to the police department.
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Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department's Violent Crimes Bureau are investigating the incident to determine what led to the shooting. No suspect is in custody at the time.
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