UPDATE: TWO JUVENILE SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR FATAL SHOOTING IN FRANCONIA

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Franconia Police District– Two juvenile suspects have turned themselves in for their involvement in the Franconia shooting that left a Woodbridge man dead.

Yesterday, officers were notified of two juvenile suspects who turned themselves in to Arlington Police. Both juveniles were transported to Fairfax County and charged. One juvenile is charged with Second Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. The second juvenile is charged with Principal in the Second Degree. Both juveniles are currently being held at the Juvenile Detention Center.

(Originally published on December 13, 2023)

Franconia Police District — Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a shooting that left a Woodbridge man dead.

Yesterday, at 1:47 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 5300 block of Harbor Court Drive in Franconia. After an extensive search of the area, no victims or suspects were located at the scene. Prior to police arrival, witnesses described hearing a gun shot, and observed a suspect fleeing the area of a black Dodge Charger, with a gun in hand.

Around 2:30 p.m. officers were notified by Prince William County Police that a black Dodge Charger had arrived at a local hospital with a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Bryant Anthony Gillis, 23, of Woodbridge was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Detectives determined a friend who was with Gillis at the time of shooting drove him to the hospital. They continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Preliminarily, the shooting does not appear to be a random act.

Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the shooting and are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.   

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