Maryland and No. Va. hospitals treat shooting victims police say connected to incident in Woodbridge

Shooting Investigation – On December 9 at 10:54PM, Prince William County police officers responded to the 3500 block of Forestdale Ave in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a third party report of a shooting. Initial responding officers were unable to locate any of the parties involved, according to Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman for the Prince William County Police Department.

While investigating, officers received notification from Prince George’s County, MD Police that a victim, identified as a 21-year-old man of Manassas, was being treated at an area hospital in Maryland for a gunshot wound, Perok said.

An additional notification was received informing investigators that a second man, identified as a 21-year-old man of Dumfries, was also being treated at a Northern Virginia hospital with a gunshot wound, the police department spokesman added.

Both men were eventually connected to the same incident reported on Forestdale Ave. Detectives from the Prince William County Police Department’s Violent Crimes Bureau are currently following up on leads into a possible suspec, according to Perok.

At this time, there is no public threat and this incident does not appear to be random. More information will be released when available. The investigation continues, the police department spokesman said.