A man was found suffering from a gunshot wound in a parking lot at an apartment complex in Arlington Mill on Thursday night, and police say he was alert and conscious when he was taken to a hospital with what they described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooting was reported around 7:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of 8th Road S., according to ARLnow, which reported that the victim, an adult male, was found in the parking lot before being transported to an area hospital. FOX 5 DC reported that officers were called to the scene around 7:31 p.m., a detail that lines up closely with ARLnow's timeline even if the two outlets pin down the minute slightly differently.
Injuries Described as Non-Life-Threatening
Police told FOX 5 that the man's injuries appeared non-life-threatening, though they said they were still awaiting updates from the hospital. Arlington County Police reported that a man was hospitalized after being shot Thursday, according to DC News Now, whose crews captured a heavy police presence at the scene in photos from the night.
The same ARLnow report noted that the victim was described as alert and conscious when he was found, a detail that offered some early reassurance even as the investigation got underway. Police remained on scene afterward working to piece together the circumstances of the shooting, per the outlet's reporting.
Second Shooting in Arlington in Recent Weeks
This marks the second shooting reported in Arlington in a matter of weeks. The last one happened about two weeks earlier in the Green Valley neighborhood, according to ARLnow, though the evidence available does not detail what happened in that earlier incident or whether the two cases are connected.
No suspect description, arrest, or motive had been released as of Thursday night, and the shooting remained under investigation. DC News Now's report, authored by Kaitlyn Dillon and published shortly after the incident, likewise noted that the case remained open with no further details confirmed by authorities.
