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| Lopez Rivas [FCPD] |
A man is in critical condition after a shooting inside the Viva Tequila restaurant at Landmark Plaza on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.
When officers responded to the report of a shooting at about 9:30 p.m., Jan. 1, they found a man inside a bathroom with life-threating injuries. He had been shot in the abdomen.
They found a suspect nearby, and Edwin Lopez Rivas, 35, of Alexandria, was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Anyone with additional information about his incident is encouraged to call the FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau, 703-246-7800, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Solvers.
In other crime news, a man was shot with a pellet gun in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. The man was taken to the hospital but his injuries are not considered life-threatening. There is no description of the suspect.