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2 Dead After Being Found Shot at Home in Dumfries, Virginia; 1 Arrested

Prince William County police said the crime did not appear to be random

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Police said it did not appear to be a random shooting. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Two people have died after they were found shot at a home in Dumfries, Virginia, and a suspect is in custody, police say.

The victims, a man and a woman, were found in the basement of a home on Isle Royale Terrace just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

The family's dog, a male pitbull mix, was also found shot inside the home. The dog was "humanely euthanized," due to the severity of the injuries it received, Prince William County Police said.

The woman, 22-year-old Alyssa Trynese Gainey of Woodbridge, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The man, 24-year-old Javon Alberto Williams, received first aid and was transported to the hospital, where he died later Thursday morning.

The suspected shooter, 24-year-old Desmond Malcolm Daniel, forced his way into the home and then fled the scene after the shooting, police said.

Daniel was previously in a relationship with Gainey, according to police. Williams also knew Daniel, police said.

Virginia State Police and Metropolitan Airports Authority police detained Daniel at a parking lot at the Dulles International Airport just before 2 a.m. Thursday, police said.

Daniel was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and multiple related charges.

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