Crime & Safety

Police: Suspect Wanted in Fatal Shooting in Woodbridge

Bryan Lamonte Patterson wanted on murder charge in death of 19-year-old Sunday, according to Prince William County Police.

Prince William County Police is searching for the suspect in a fatal shooting in Woodbridge on Sunday. A second suspect is in custody.

Bryan Lamonte Patterson, 25, of 4716 Kirkdale Dr. in Woodbridge, is charged with murder. Police describe Patterson as a black male, 5’11”, 165lbs with short black hair, brown eyes and a beard.

Police allege that Patterson shot and killed Christopher Weaver, 19, on Sunday in the 13400 block of Keating Drive. He also injured a 15-year-old. The shootings reportedly followed a neighborhood dispute on Kingsman Drive.

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Anyone with information on Patterson’s whereabouts is asked to contact police.

Arrested on Monday, Christopher John Coward, 35, of 914 Hillcrest Dr. in Vienna, is charged with murder. He is being held without bond.

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Coward was identified as being at the scene of the shooting earlier in the week, he was apprehended Monday following a traffic stop in Arlington County.

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