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Police probe sniper link in fatal Virginia shooting
A man was gunned down moments after filling his tank at a Virginia gas station, the latest deadly turn in the investigation of a sniper who is stalking the Washington area. Police said they didn't know if the Virginia slaying was linked to the other attacks, but the shooting only heightened fear that the sniper had struck again. The man was shot Wednesday night in Prince William County, near Manassas, approximately 30 miles west of the nation's capital. Virginia State Police said two men were seen driving away in a white minivan after the shooting. The victim, who was traveling alone and not from the area, had just finished paying for gas when he was shot, Prince William County police chief Charlie Deane said early Thursday. This was an early report, from this morning. Now they're saying it's "consistent" with The Mad Banger... A seventh fatal shooting in the Washington area is "consistent" with six others and may be the work of the same sniper, authorities said Thursday. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-10-10 |
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