County Won’t Prosecute Dealer Who Killed 17-Year-Old During Robbery

By Bob Irwin

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USA –-(Ammoland.com)- The Washington Post reports 08-03-2017 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Police said Thursday no charges will be filed against a man who shot a 17-year-old in self-defense during a robbery last year.

At around 10:30 p.m. on September 7, 2016, officers responded to the 9700 block of Hagel Circle in Lorton for the report of gunshots. They found a local 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fairfax Police announced in a statement that they closed their investigation into the homicide last month after an investigation showed that the deceased 17 year old, an 18-year-old also from Lorton and another 17-year-old who police did not name, tried to rob an 18-year-old man from nearby Manassas Park at gunpoint during an apparent drug transaction.

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