Sunday, January 05, 2025

VA: Arlington - Argument Leads to Gunfight, two Wounded

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is announcing an arrest in the January 1, 2025, shooting inside a residential building in the 1000 block of N. Glebe Road. Malachi Rawlings, 21, of Washington DC was arrested and charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.

At approximately 1:11 a.m., police responded to the report of an assault with a weapon. The preliminary investigation indicates the male suspect became engaged in a verbal dispute with a group of individuals inside a common area of a residential building. The male suspect then brandished and discharged a firearm, striking the victim. One member of the group then discharged a firearm, striking the suspect.

The victim, an adult male, self-reported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was located at the intersection of N. Glebe Road and 11th Street N. Medics transported him to an area hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Following medical treatment, he was arrested and charged.

This remains an active criminal investigation. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us or anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

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