Woodbridge Man Charged With Shooting At Couple In Parked Car

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A Woodbridge man was charged Thursday with two count of malicious wounding in connection with the firing of multiple rounds at two people parked in a vehicle Wednesday night.

A driver of a BMW, Alejandro Jose Zelaya Bustillo, shot at two people in a parked car in Lake Ridge Wednesday night, according to the Prince William County Police Department.

On Thursday, detectives with the police department's violent crimes bureau identified Zelaya Bustillo, 20, as a suspect in the shooting, which occurred in the 1900 block of Inglebrook Drive in the Lake Ridge area.

The police learned that Zelaya Bustillo knew the two victims in the car, a 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman. "The incident appeared to stem from a previous altercation involving the male victim and the accused," the police said Friday in an incident report. Neither person in the car was injured.

Detectives obtained arrest warrants for Zelaya Bustillo. On Thursday afternoon, the police saw him near his home. He then fled in a vehicle. He started driving west in the eastbound lanes of Rolling Brook Drive before he crossed into the intersection of Old Bridge Rd. where he struck another vehicle.

Police officers took Zelaya Bustillo into custody without further incident. The police department said no pursuit was initiated with Zelaya Bustillo prior to the crash. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Zelaya Bustillo was not injured in the crash.

Along with two counts of malicious wounding, Zelaya Bustillo was charged with two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony and destruction of property. A court date of Dec. 14 has been scheduled in his case. He is being held in jail without bond.

In Wednesday's shooting incident, Zelaya Bustillo slowed down his vehicle in front of the victim's vehicle before brandishing a firearm and firing multiple rounds, striking the vehicle, according to the police department. Police officers found shell casings in the street near the victim's vehicle.