Crime & Safety
LCSO Investigating Fatal Shooting in Sterling
An alleged intruder was reported killed by a homeowner on Pullman Court.
UPDATE: While the shooting victim has not been identified, NBC News 4 reported during its 11 p.m. broadcast that he may have been a teenager from the block, and that he may have entered the wrong home mistakenly. The Washington Post has a similar report.
A man was fatally shot in Sterling this morning and it appears he was an intruder who was killed by a resident of a home he had entered, according to a press release form the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers responded to the 45900 block of Pullman Court in Sterling just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, where a homeowner reported that he shot an unknown male who had entered the residence. The shooting victim has not yet been identified.
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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the LCSO Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475.
The previous information was supplied by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and, where charges were made, does not indicate a conviction. For questions about this article, email dusty@patch.com.
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