By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com
A double shooting occurred early Saturday morning at the intersection of North Fayette and Wythe Streets, near the main Alexandria branch of the United States Post Office, leaving two male juveniles injured.
This was the second shooting in the area within a week.
The incident occurred at approximately 2 a.m., with officers finding both victims inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. According to the Alexandria Police Department, one remains in critical condition while the other is stable.
According to openmhz. com, dispatch audio from the APD early Saturday morning, multiple residents called 911 to report hearing gunshots.
“Receiving several calls [referencing] five to six rounds, believed to be an automatic weapon,” dispatch said.
In a press release issued on Monday, APD Communications Manager Tracy Walker stated APD will continue collaborating with the Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority to enhance public safety in the area. The release also states that APD detectives are actively investigating the shootings.
“As the investigations of the recent shootings progress, APD detectives continue to pursue leads, reviewing hours of video footage, interviewing potential witnesses, conducting searches and analyzing evidence,” the press release reads.
APD also announced plans to assign a Neighborhood Resource Officer to engage with the community, as well as boost daily patrols in the area.
This latest incident follows a deadly shooting on Sept. 19 on Wythe Street where 25-year-old resident Kwakia Frazier was killed. A 46-year-old man was also injured and remains in stable condition. A third victim, a 15-year-old male, was grazed by a bullet and treated onsite.
The Times reached out to APD Chief Raul Pedroso for comment on the Saturday and Sept. 19 incidents, but APD, citing the ongoing investigations, said no new information was available other than the Monday press release.
A candlelight vigil was held for Frazier on Sept. 21 in the Braddock neighborhood, where residents gathered to honor his memory.
In an interview with ALXnow, Frazier’s mother, Nicole, expressed her grief and said her son was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
“My son didn’t deserve this. He was a loving, sweet boy. Everybody loved him. He didn’t harm anyone. He was just out there at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Frazier said.
APD continues to investigate both shootings and requests that anyone with information on the Sept. 19 and the Saturday incidents to contact Detective Jason Marable at 703-746-6883.