One man was killed after gunfire broke out during an argument early Friday in the Bailey’s Crossroads area of Fairfax County, police said.
It appears an argument broke out among a group of people who knew each other, so the shooting likely wasn't a random act of violence, police said. Officers were questioning people near the scene.
Police responded to the 6000 block of Argyle Drive to investigate the shooting. They blocked roads and access to a convenience store and an entrance of a plaza nearby.
A man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The main part of the investigation was centered at a complex of garden apartments on Argyle Drive. These apartments are off Leesburg Pike, not far from Columbia Pike.
A resident who's lived there for 13 years said she was concerned about the uptick of violence there in recent months. She said it had always felt safe before.
"We are afraid," she said in Spanish. "We are feeling panicked, because the situation is really not like it was before."
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Police said they expected to release more information on the shooting later Friday.
