Two women shot in Alexandria, {Virginia}, suspect at large

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Source: WJLA, WTOP, and the first: the Scan-DC listserv

(WJLA) - Six Alexandria City schools are on lockdown after two women were shot at a home nearby.

Alexandria Police Spokesperson Crystal Nosal says units are on the scene of a possible burglary/home invasion in the 2400 block of Ridge Road in Alexandria.

It happened just before noon Thursday. Police tell ABC7 two women were shot and transported to the hospital. The suspect is still at large.

The six schools on lockdown are:

TC Williams High School

TC Williams Minnie Howard Campus

George Mason Elementary School

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School

Matthew Maury Elementary School

Charles Barrett Elementary School

This is a developing story. ABC7 has a crew on the scene and we'll have more for you as more information becomes available.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/02/possible-burglary-home-invasion-in-alexandria-99963.html

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http://www.wtop.com/134/3557715/Alexandria-schools-on-lockdown

Thursday - 2/6/2014, 1:54pm ET

UPDATE: Thursday - 2/6/2014, 1:48pm ET
WASHINGTON - Alexandria City Schools says that the lockdown has been lifted and that all students are safe.

EARLIER: Thursday - 2/6/2014, 1:27pm ET

WASHINGTON - Seven schools in Alexandria are on lockdown after two people were shot in a neighborhood near the schools.

Alexandria police say a man shot two women inside the front door to their home in the 2400 block of Ridge Road Drive just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The man then ran away.

Police continue to search for the shooter in the neighborhood, which is where Ridge Road Drive intersects West Braddock Road. They do not have a description yet.

School officials say the six schools are on lockdown out of an abundance of caution, saying it is standard operating procedure when there's a shooting in the vicinity of any school.

The six schools are:

•TC Williams HS
•Minnie Howard Campus
•Charles Barrett ES
•Matthew Maury ES
•George Mason ES
•Douglas MacArthur ES

Envoy, a private school around the corner from the shooting, is also on lockdown.

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Well, no, Envoy is not a private school. It is a nursing home. It is located at 900 Virginia Avenue.

http://www.envoycare.com/facilitybystate.aspx?locid=102

This is the old Circle Terrace Hospital, at 900 Virginia Avenue. The closest AFD station is the one on Cameron Mills Road. Ridge Road Drive is a cross street. I have a laser printer that I bought years ago at a yard sale just about right across the street from 2419 Ridge Road Drive.

http://alexandriava.gov/fire/info/default.aspx?id=4912#203

They get calls there all the time.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=900+virginia+ave+alexandria+va&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89b7b115bb8fe57b:0xce2988ad75094b97,900+Virginia+Ave,+Alexandria,+VA+22302&gl=us&ei=qNzzUrC_DJHMsQTjsYFI&ved=0CCQQ8gEwAA

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Two Women Shot in Alexandria; Lockdown at Six Schools Lifted

2 women shot inside house in Alexandria

Posted: Feb 06, 2014 12:51 PM EST

Updated: Feb 06, 2014 1:52 PM EST

By myfoxdc Web Producer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two women were shot inside an Alexandria home on Thursday, authorities said.

It happened at a home on Ridge Drive. FOX 5's Bob Barnard says first reports from the scene indicate there was a knock on the front door before shots were fired.

Both victims were hospitalized as a result. There's no word yet on their exact conditions. Six schools were on lock down for a time while the investigation was underway, but those lock downs have since been lifted.

Authorities say they do not yet have a suspect in custody.

Photo by Bob Barnard, Fox 5

The picture was taken at the intersection of Circle Terrace and Ridge Road Drive. The camera is looking to the northwest.

Police: Shooting at Ridge Road and W. Braddock Prompted School Lockdown

Police look for assailant in double shooting in Alexandria

[onehandle]

1. Guns doing what they do best. nt

[Happyhippychick]

2. They wouldn't have to worry about any shootings or killings if they simply armed the teachers

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Murder Of Transportation Planning Director May Be Connected To Two Other Killings

I didn't get the impression that the people running the investigation were certain that these killings were connected. Not when they say things like "the markings on bullets ... 'have the same general rifling class and characteristics, and are similar in design....'"

Murder Of Transportation Planning Director May Be Connected To Two Other Killings

The recent murders of a regional transportation planning director and a music teacher in Northern Virginia, as well as a decade-old homicide, may be connected, Alexandria police announced today.

Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook told reporters at a press conference this afternoon the markings on bullets used in the February murder of Ruthanne Lodato "have the same general rifling class and characteristics, and are similar in design" to ones used in the November slaying of Ron Kirby and the 2003 murder of Nancy Dunning. Cook said it's possible the same gun was used in each of the three cases, all of which occurred in Alexandria and during the daytime.

"These cases will be investigated as a series of crimes," Cook said, adding they "appear to be linked." He, however, cautioned that it is not certain if the same gun was used or same person was involved.

[billh58]

4. Nothing to see here folks.

It's just another day in the most armed and dangerous nation in the "civilized" world.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Police Probing If Man Is Connected to Alexandria Murder Investigation

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Hat tip, Fairfax Underground.

Alexandria Serial Killer Found?!

Police Probing If Man Is Connected to Alexandria Murder Investigation

Charles S. Severance arrested on weapons charge in Wheeling, W.Va., Thursday afternoon
Friday, Mar 14, 2014 | Updated 2:06 PM EDT

Federal agents are investigating whether a man in custody in West Virginia has a connection to a series of shocking high-profile murders that made residents of Alexandria, Va., afraid to open their own doors.

Charles S. Severance, 53, was arrested as a fugitive on a weapons charge around 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ohio County Library in Wheeling, W.Va. During a court appearance Friday, Severance asked for an attorney and said he didn't want to be extradited to Virginia, WTOV9 reported. Severance is being held at the Northern Regional Jail; a $100,000 bond was set.

Several sources say investigators are questioning whether Severance -- who ran for mayor in Alexandria twice -- has any connection to the deaths of three prominent community members in Alexandria. The killings span 10 years, but two occurred in the past four months.

Police Investigate Possible Link Between W.Va. Arrest, Alexandria Killings

March 14, 2014 11:39 AM

UPDATED: March 14, 2014 1:22 p.m.

LANHAM, Md. (WNEW/AP) — Police in West Virginia have detained a fugitive wanted by authorities Loudoun County for a firearms violation.

Charles S. Severance was taken into custody by police at the Ohio County Library in Wheeling around 1:32 p.m. Thursday, WNEW has confirmed.

It is unclear whether Severance is connected to a series of high-profile killings in Alexandria, but WNEW has confirmed Alexandria Police have been in contact with authorities in Wheeling.

Alexandria Police say they are not ruling out Severance as a suspect in the homicides, but say they are not close to making an arrest.

Police: Man arrested in West Virginia may be linked to Alexandria killings

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times Friday, March 14, 2014

Alexandria police are investigating whether a 53-year-old man arrested in West Virginia could be tied to a series of three high-profile homicides stretching back 10 years.

Charles Stanard Severance was arrested Thursday in Wheeling, W.Va., on an open warrant from Loudoun County, Wheeling Police detective Sgt. Gregg McKenzie said.

“He was arrested on the felony possession of a firearm charge. That is the extent of our involvement. What happens outside of that, that is up to Alexandria or Loundon County,” he said. “We have been in communication with both agencies.”

Sgt. McKenzie added, “He seems to be a pretty popular guy.”

Severance Being Investigated in Alexandria Murders

March 14, 2014

By FRED CONNORS Senior Staff Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

WHEELING - Police in Alexandria, Va., are investigating whether Charles Standard Severance, arrested Thursday by Wheeling police on an outstanding Virginia warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, has any link to three murders committed in that city over the past 10 years.
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The arrest Thursday came after Wheeling police, acting on a tip from the FBI, located Severance while at the Ohio County Public Library. ... Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said his department received word from the FBI that Severance might be at the Knights Inn, formerly the Wheeling Inn, at 10th and Main streets in downtown Wheeling. ... "We found his car there but he could not be located," the chief said. "Our officers later found him at the Wheeling library."
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Ohio County Magistrate Joe Roxby set bond at $100,000 this morning during a video arraignment.

"I want a lawyer," Severance told Roxby. "I want to stay here (in West Virginia). I want to fight extradition."

Police looking into whether man arrested in W.Va. may be tied to Alexandria killings

By Matt Zapotosky and Peter Hermann, Updated: Friday, March 14, 3:13 PM

Alexandria officials said Friday they are looking into the possibility that a man arrested in West Virginia is connected to three high-profile slayings in the city, but a police spokeswoman said detectives are “nowhere close” to charging the man.

Several law enforcement agencies said police in Alexandria and Loudoun County issued a lookout earlier this week for Charles Severance, 53, who has extensive ties to Alexandria. The lookout went to dozens of police departments, but did not mention the slayings in the city. ... He was arrested in Wheeling on Thursday.
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Severance was questioned by D.C. police on March 7, after he showed up at the Russian Embassy and asked for asylum, according to a police report obtained by the Washington Post.

The incident occurred about 1:25 p.m. in front of the embassy’s main gate in the 2600 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW. D.C. police and U.S. Secret Service agents responded “to investigate a the report of an unwanted guest,” the report says.

Alexandria murders: Charles S. Severance arrested in West Virginia


(Photo: Ohio County, W. Va.)


Murder Suspect Sketch and Charles S. Severance mugshot.

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6. Updating

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Wednesday, March 19:

This site is chock full of links.

Is man arrested in W.Va tied to 3 unsolved killings in Va.?

Friday, March 21:

Virginia Issues Extradition Order for Severance

Extradition order issued for ‘person of interest’ in killings

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7. Charles Severance: Efforts intensify to return Severance to Virginia

Charles Severance: Efforts intensify to return Severance to Virginia

By Jeff Goldberg
March 27, 2014 - 06:10 pm

(WJLA) - Efforts to return Charles Severance to Virginia intensified on Wednesday after the warrant signed by Governor McAuliffe was served in Ohio County in Wheeling, West Virginia.

The warrant stems from a felony gun charge in Loudoun County, where on Wednesday March 12, investigators interviewed Linda Robra. It states: "Ms. Robra informed law enforcement that she had purchased two .22 caliber firearms for her boyfriend, Mr. Charles Severance."

Severance listed his address as Gala Circle in Ashburn, where no one answered the door on Wednesday. The warrant continues: "Mr. Severance departed the residence on March 10, 2014 with the firearms and has not returned since."

The distance from DC to Cumberland, Maryland, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath is 184-1/2 miles. I made the trip on a bicycle in 1991. I'm betting that Charles threw those guns into the Potomac River somewhere in those 184-1/2 miles. As an alternative, the place where he was staying in Wheeling, West Virginia, was right next to the Roebling-designed suspension bridge over the Ohio River. If the guns aren't in the Potomac River, they could be in the Ohio River. Or Wills Creek. Or the Cheat River. Or the Monongahela. Or....