{"id":14167,"date":"2022-07-31T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T01:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/updated-police-investigating-shooting-in-green-valley-arl-now\/"},"modified":"2022-07-31T01:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T01:00:30","slug":"updated-police-investigating-shooting-in-green-valley-arl-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=14167","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Police investigating shooting in Green Valley |  ARL now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>(Updated at 2:45 pm) Police are investigating a shooting in Arlington&#8217;s Green Valley neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports suggest a man was shot in the arm and chest near the Lucky Seven Food Mart at 3215 24th Street S. around 9:30 p.m.  Police are looking for a black Honda Civic that reportedly fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A large crowd gathered in the area when police arrived but has since dissipated, according to scanner traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was reported to be conscious and breathing while being transported to a local hospital by ambulance.  Police said via social media that his injuries are considered serious but not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>A witness told ARLnow that he heard numerous gunshots and at first &#8220;thought they were fireworks.&#8221;  More than a dozen evidence markers could be seen on the ground near where the shooting took place.<\/p>\n<p>A possible motive for the shooting has not been released.  Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the shooting.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the tip line at 703-228-4180 or [email\u00a0protected] Information can also be reported anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers Hotline @ 1-866-411-TIPS (8477)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArlingtonVaPD\/status\/1544876855089586178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, Arlington County police released more information about the shooting, revealing that there was a second victim who suffered a laceration.<\/p>\n<p>From a press release:<\/p>\n<p>The Arlington County Police Department&#8217;s Homicide and Robbery Unit is investigating a shooting that occurred on S. 24th Street on the afternoon of July 6, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 9:31 p.m., police were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 3200 block of 24th Street S. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound and a second female victim who suffered from abrasions.  The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to the scene by medics.  The victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries considered serious but not life-threatening, where he remains in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigation indicates that a large group had gathered in the area when the unknown suspects fired multiple rounds, injuring the victims and causing material damage to buildings and a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses testified that they observed unidentified individuals and a black sedan leave the area at a high rate of speed immediately after the shooting.  A vehicle watch was issued and officers canvassed the area for the suspect vehicle with negative results.<\/p>\n<p>This remains an active criminal investigation and anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department Homicide\/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or [email\u00a0protected] Information can also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers Hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlnow.com\/2022\/07\/06\/breaking-police-responding-to-shooting-in-green-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Updated at 2:45 pm) Police are investigating a shooting in Arlington&#8217;s Green Valley neighborhood. Initial reports suggest a man was shot in the arm and chest near the Lucky Seven Food Mart at 3215 24th Street S. around 9:30 p.m. Police are looking for a black Honda Civic that reportedly fled the scene. A large crowd gathered in the area when police arrived but has since dissipated, according to scanner traffic. The victim was reported to be conscious and breathing while being transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Police said via social media that his injuries are considered serious&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}