A man was shot Thursday afternoon during an argument with another customer in a clothing store at Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge.
The shooting happened inside the Fashion Mechanics store in the mall’s Neighborhood 5 about 3:09 p.m.
Responding officers quickly established that the incident was isolated to the one store, Prince William County police said in a statement.
Preliminarily, detectives believe that one man was inside the store when another man entered and the two got into a fight. The customer who was in the store first “retrieved a firearm and fired multiple rounds, striking the other individual,” police said.
“Preliminarily the investigation has revealed that while a male patron was inside the Fashion Mechanics store, a male individual entered the store, and the two men became involved in a physical altercation,” police said. “During the altercation, the patron retrieved a firearm and fired multiple rounds, striking the other individual. Both men fled the store and the injured individual drove to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries”.
The shooter fled the area prior to police arrival and has not been identified or located.
No additional injuries were reported. The shooter has not been identified or located at this time, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 703-792-6500. The investigation continues.
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