Man killed outside Hybla Valley apartment complex
A man died early Saturday morning after being shot outside of a Hybla Valley apartment complex, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Police said the incident was called in around 12:30 a.m. after multiple gunshots were heard in the Meadow Woods Apartments, located in the 7100 block of Fairchild Drive (see map).
The victim was identified Saturday afternoon as Xyqwavius Brown, 19.
Police arrived on the scene and found Brown suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The first responders worked to save Brown, but he was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, said Major Ed O’Carroll, Commander of the FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau.
Detectives and officers were still working the scene around 10 a.m., interviewing residents and collecting evidence. A number of evidence markers were visible in front of the stairway entrance to one of the apartment buildings.
The FCPD said in their press release that they do not believe the shooting was random. The police also said that victim specialists from the FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division are providing assistance to the victim’s family.
The homicide is the 10th in Fairfax County this year. It is the second homicide in the Richmond Highway area in 2019. In May a juvenile was murdered in the North Hill woods; four people have been charged in connection to that killing.
Why I carry in the corridor.
Sad, but more importantly a sad commentary on the social fabric of the Rte 1 corridor.
You not from here just stay out
I have lived in the corridor for the last 20+ years.
Let’s just gentrify the area
The area needs cameras and more officers
Tragic and yet seemingly not surprising in the exact same area as the previous murder (well, across Rt 1 a few blocks). Bet dollars to donuts it’s more gang crap and really need to see a constant FCPD presence there to deter this all.
Even in the daytime, I have seen some shady crap. The only time it seems above board is when FCPD there.
I’ve lived in the area for 30+ years, Meadow Woods has always been the same. Lockheed Blvd has always been the same, Richmond Hwy from Beacon Mall to just past Frye Rd has always been a place known for violence.