Tag: gun

Young girl shot, ‘secure status’ implemented

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to an Alexandria Police Department release, on Tuesday at approximately 1:30pm there was a reported shooting near the 1300 block of...

Our View: When the process works

The old saying “practice makes perfect” is largely true. But before knowing what to practice, a process must be developed. Professional athletes, from golfers to...

School bus incident ends peacefully

By Denise Dunbar A gun scare Thursday afternoon turned out to be a toy following a tense scene aboard an Alexandria City Public Schools bus....

Shootings and larcenies continue

By Leslie Golden | [email protected]  According to notifications from the APD, there have been a slew of incidents involving gun shots, robberies and grand larceny...

Shooting incidents cause school lockdowns

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] On April 17, students and staff at two different schools on campuses in Alexandria were forced into lockdowns following unrelated...

Robbery and shots fired

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] On April 3, the Alexandria Police Department released two Twitter notifications regarding a commercial robbery and a report of shots...

Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint

  By Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to an Alexandria Police Department notification, a delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint at approximately 10:50 p.m. around the...

Homicide on South Reynolds Street

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] An unidentified man died after being shot on March 3 in the 200 block of South Reynolds Street, according to...

Shots fired near Bishop Ireton

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to a statement released by the head of Bishop Ireton, on Feb. 23 at approximately 8:45 p.m. the school...

Homicide on East Reed Avenue

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Alexandria’s Medical Examiner has ruled that the Feb. 17 sudden death incident on East Reed Street was a gun-related homicide....