UPDATED: Police Investigate Shooting on N. Courthouse Road
Published on May 19, 2024
UPDATED (06/21/24) – The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is announcing an arrest in the shooting that occurred on May 19, 2024, in the 1200 block of N. Courthouse Road. A-Jay Jones, 18, of Alexandria, VA was taken into custody with the assistance of the Alexandria Police Department on June 19 and charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.
The investigation into the additional suspects involved in the shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information that may assist the ongoing investigation is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s tip line at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be reported anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
Booking photograph of A-Jay Jones
ARLINGTON, Va. (Originally published on 05/19/24)– The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is investigating a shooting that took place on N. Courthouse Road in the early morning hours of May 19.
At approximately 2:50 a.m., police responded to multiple reports of shots heard in the area. The preliminary investigation indicates two groups became engaged in a verbal dispute in the parking lot of a hotel in the 1200 block of N. Courthouse Road. During the dispute, the suspect brandished and discharged a firearm, striking the victim and two parked vehicles. The adult male victim self-transported to an area hospital and remains in critical condition.
The suspect is described as a Black male wearing dark pants and a gray hoodie. He fled the scene prior to police arrival.
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).