Coverage dated April 23, 2025

Suspect dead after 2 officers shot during traffic stop in Fairfax County, police say

Headline from FOX 5 DC

Two Fairfax County officers were shot during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon and the accused gunman is now dead, according to police.

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  1. FOX 5 DC

    Suspect dead after 2 officers shot during traffic stop in Fairfax County, police say (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Two Fairfax County officers were shot during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon and the accused gunman is now dead, according to police.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    2 Fairfax Co. police officers wounded in shooting; suspect killed (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Two Fairfax County, Virginia, police officers were shot Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop, with a third officer fatally shooting the gunman, according to authorities.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Police identify Fairfax man who was killed after shooting 2 officers during traffic stop (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said a 36-year-old man from Fairfax shot two county police officers before another officer shot him four times, killing him.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    2 officers shot, suspect killed during traffic stop in Fairfax County, Virginia (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Two Fairfax County police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Northern Virginia, law enforcement officials confirmed.

  5. BNO News

    2 officers shot during traffic stop in Virginia; suspect in custody (opens BNO News)

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    Two police officers were shot during a traffic stop in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to officials. Both officers sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening. The Fairfax County Police Department confirmed that the incident occurred in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane in Greenbri…

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