Crime & Safety
Police: Gunfire During Large Fight at Woodbridge Bar
Victim was found at area hospital with gunshot wound to his lower body, according to Prince William County Police.
Investigators are attempting to solve a mysterious shooting at a Woodbridge restaurant early Saturday morning.
Officers responded at 1:11 a.m. Saturday to the Babylon Café at 4331 Dale Blvd regarding shots fired.
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“Numerous calls were received regarding a large fight and shots being fired in the parking lot,” according to police spokesperson Officer Jonathan Perok. ”Officers arrived in the area and located multiple casings in the parking lot and bullets which struck two neighboring businesses.”
But parties involved in the incident had dispersed before police arrived. While police were at the scene, a Woodbridge man, 22, walked into an area hospital with a gunshot would to the lower body.
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The investigation revealed that a large fight broke out inside the business, Perok said. After the group was removed from the business, shots were fired by an unknown subject and struck the victim.
A second man, a 19-year-old of Alexandria, was located at the hospital with a large cut to his shoulder. He was reportedly struck with a glass bottle during the incident.
The injuries were considered non-life threatening.
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