PWC Police Officer placed on leave after shooting intruder; regional investigation slated

Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation – At 5:06AM today, Thursday, Dec. 5, Prince William County police report that one of the county’s officers was involved in a shooting.

The incident involving an encounter with a man on the property occurred on the grounds of Fire & Rescue Station 26 and the Central District Police Station. Both are located in the 5000 block of Davis Ford Rd in Woodbridge (22192)

According to a preliminary report. a uniformed police officer was completing a work shift when the officer received information about a person, identified as a man in the police report, in the rear parking lot of the fire station. As the officer made contact with the man, a knife was seen in the man’s hand.

The report went on to say that as the man began approaching the officer, waving the knife in front of him and towards the officer, the officer gave several commands to the man to drop the knife. The man did not comply and continued advancing towards the officer. At one point, the officer discharged a service weapon, striking the man in the upper body. More officers arrived soon after, and immediate first-aid was administered by officers and fire & rescue personnel from the nearby fire station. The man was transported to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

No officers, fire & rescue personnel, or other community members were injured during the incident, which was contained to the grounds of the property. There is no active threat to the surrounding community. The identity of the deceased, preliminarily identified as an adult man, is pending and will be released once confirmed and a next of kin is notified.

Prince William County Police Department, at the request of Chief Peter Newsham, has requested the regional Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)  oversee the investigation as an independent body. The involved officer will be placed on routine administrative leave. More information will be released when available.