U.S. marshals shot a suspect they were trying to apprehend in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday afternoon, the city’s police department said.
At about 1:30 p.m., marshals were trying to arrest Stewart Orlando Ray, who was wanted for a shooting in Unionville, Maryland, according to the Talbot County Sheriff's Office.
Video News4 got from a witness appears to show the suspect attempting to flee in a car and hitting other cars in the parking lot of Potomac Yard Shopping Center when a barrage of gunfire can be heard.
The suspect was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Ray’s father, Larry Smith, told News4 a nurse told him his son was shot nine times and is in critical condition.
“They had my son already blocked in, and for them to just open fire on the car, the U.S. marshals to open fire on the car like that and shoot my son nine times, I mean, I’m really pissed off,” he said. “I can’t trust the police.”
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Alexandria police are investigating.
A woman in the area said she heard a number of shots.
“When we heard the shots, we all hit the floor,” she said.
The parking lot near a Navy Federal Credit Union location and AT&T Store location was blocked off with police tape. An SUV with shattered windows and several bullet holes could be seen.
The affected block in the Potomac Yard area includes a busy roadway, homes and a shopping center.
According to the Talbot County Sheriff's Office, Ray shot a victim and his vehicle about 9 p.m. Sunday night. He crashed his car into several other cars and then ran from the scene.
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