Alexandria Teenager Arrested, Charged In November Shooting At Potomac Mills Mall: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — An 18-year-old from Alexandria was arrested on Wednesday and charged in connection with a November shooting at the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, police said. Authorities identified the man as Jamarion Dawan Jackson.

Jackson was first identified as a suspect in November, but police had been unable to locate him. He was taken into custody by member of the Manassas City Police Department on Jan. 5, police said.

One person was injured in the shooting on Nov. 18, which began after a dispute between two customers at the Fashion Mechanics store at the mall. The argument escalated, and one of the customers fired several shots from a handgun, according to the police report.

The other customer was shot in the leg. Both of the men fled the scene after the shooting. The victim, who police identified as a 22-year-old man, drove himself to a nearby hospital to receive treatment, police said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.

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Authorities in Prince William County identified Jackson as a suspect in the days after the shooting. However, their initial attempts to locate him were unsuccessful. The police department originally believed that Jackson was a Triangle resident.

Jackson is now charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, discharging a firearm in an occupied building, possession of a concealed weapon, and destruction of property. He is being held without bond and his next court date is scheduled for Feb. 8.

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