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Man Armed with Crossbow Near Potomac Mills Mall Shot, Killed by Police

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUL 18 – Prince William County police fatally shot a man who threatened officers with a crossbow after a multi-hour standoff; no other injuries were reported, officials said.

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Prince William Co. police shot and killed a man they said brandished a gun at strangers and ran toward Potomac Mills Mall armed with a crossbow.

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Man with crossbow is killed by police at Va. shopping mall

A man wanted in Northern Virginia was shot and killed by a SWAT officer Thursday night as he ran toward a shopping mall with a crossbow, a police official said.

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A Man Armed with a Crossbow Near Potomac Mills Mall Was Killed by Police

The police of Prince William County, Virginia, shot and killed a man who was said to have wielded a gun against strangers and then ran to the Potomac Mills mall armed with a crossbow. In a press release, the police reported having located the man in a vehicle parked in Potomac Mill Circle, near Garza Way in Woodbridge, at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Thursday. The man had wielded a gun at an unprovoked encounter with a stranger that same day, acco…

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Police Shooting Kills Man With Crossbow Near Potomac Mills In Woodbridge

The fatal shooting followed a standoff with a man who had a crossbow, according to Prince William County Police.

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Man armed with crossbow near Potomac Mills mall shot, killed by police

Prince William Co. police shot and killed a man they said brandished a gun at strangers and ran toward Potomac Mills Mall armed with a crossbow.

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Prince William police shoot, kill man armed with crossbow near Potomac Mills

Prince William County police officers shot and killed a wanted man with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall Thursday night following an hours-long standoff with law enforcement.

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Police standoff ends with crossbow-wielding man fatally shot near Potomac Mills mall

A tense standoff between Prince William County Police officers and a man with a crossbow near the Potomac Mills shopping complex left one man dead on Thursday.

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WUSA9 broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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