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Shots fired at nova Woodbridge. Wtop report at 1522
Shots fired at nova Woodbridge. Wtop report at 1522
I used that site to follow a manhunt near GMU, both FCPD and GMU PD where there looking for a guy who broke loose from an officer and fled. Pretty neat to hear about warrants being obtained and them going to the guy's house to nab himFrom radioreference.com
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. - A 20-year-old man is in custody after firing shots in a classroom at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Jason Hamilton of Manassas was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm in a school zone. (WHAT THE :cuss:??????????????)
No one was injured in the incident.
WTOP's Hank Silverberg reports Hamilton walked into a math class on the fourth floor with a high-powered rifle and fired several shots at the teacher.
The teacher yelled for the students to get down, then told them to leave, Silverberg reports. The 25 students in the classroom were able to get out safely.
Prince William County police spokesperson Sgt. Kim Chinn says the teacher "hit the floor" when she saw the gun.
Officers responded about 2:40 p.m. to an "active shooter" situation following reports of a gunman in the main administration building, police spokesperson Sharon Richardson says.
Once they arrived on the scene, they found Hamilton -- without his gun -- in the hallway. Police say he surrendered without incident and told authorities where to find the gun.
There is no word on a possible motive for the shooting. Police say Hamilton was a student in the math class.
Tactical teams conducted a safety sweep on the campus, located at 15200 Neabsco Mills Road, after the alleged gunman was caught.
The college enacted its emergency lockdown procedures and later issued a statement saying all Woodbridge classes were canceled Tuesday because of the shooting incident. Some students, faculty and staff were sent to a nearby high school.
NOVA-Woodbridge student Josh Davis tells WTOP he was sitting in a basement classroom at the time of the incident. "A gentleman ran inside, slammed the door and informed us that another gentleman was telling everyone that there were gunshots fired. That's when we barricaded ourselves inside the door," Davis says. Davis didn't hear any gunshots and was able to leave his classroom.
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Yeah I heard that on the radio tonight too. What law puts a community college in a "school zone"?Virginiaplanter wrote:discharging a firearm in a school zone.
In a strange sort of way, that probably makes me feel better. That is probably exactly why the charge was made, and I'm sure that plays out much better in the media. 1000 feet from the school property line probably covers quite a bit of the campus.My family lives right down the road from there. There is a public high school directly across the street from the community college. I am not sure about the designation of college campus, but perhaps being across the street from Freedom High School is what makes it a school zone?
Well then...The 1000ft rule is federal law and does not apply to private property. If he is charged with that, it then means that they're admitting that NOVA (being funded by the state) is public property and not the private property claim like GMU used "We're traditionally closed to the public" was what GMU said...pwclacrosse wrote:In a strange sort of way, that probably makes me feel better. That is probably exactly why the charge was made, and I'm sure that plays out much better in the media. 1000 feet from the school property line probably covers quite a bit of the campus.My family lives right down the road from there. There is a public high school directly across the street from the community college. I am not sure about the designation of college campus, but perhaps being across the street from Freedom High School is what makes it a school zone?
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