Alexandria police are investigating gunfire that struck a home in Taylor Run, near Alexandria Commons, after multiple calls about shots in the 100 block of Yale Drive around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. No injuries were reported, as reported by ALXnow.
Officers found shell casings in the area and do not believe the incident was random. "At this time, detectives believe it was targeted," the Alexandria Police Department said, ALXnow reported.
The shooting comes amid a broader decline in Alexandria’s reported crime: the Police Department’s 2025 annual report says overall crime fell 29.53% from 2024, while violent crime fell 26.8%. Those citywide figures cover multiple offense types and do not establish a trend in shootings specifically, but they provide a wider public-safety backdrop to the investigation. The department’s annual report also describes increased use of crime analysis and calls-for-service data to guide policing.
An early count of the gunfire came from callers on the police scanner, ALXnow reported. One caller reported hearing 25 to 30 shots. Another caller saw two people fleeing the scene.
Detectives are canvassing the Taylor Run area around the reported gunfire as the investigation continues. As of ALXnow's Wednesday afternoon report, no arrests have been announced.
Alexandria has also pursued dedicated firearm-violence prevention efforts. In 2024, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services awarded the Police Department a $250,000 grant for intervention and prevention work, part of a statewide grant program. The city said the funding would support collaborative efforts to address firearm-related crime; the grant announcement did not link the program to the Yale Drive investigation.
