Steve Burns
WMAL.com
FALLS CHURCH – (WMAL) Fairfax Police confirm one person is dead following a shooting at an office building on Gatehouse Road, near Arlington Boulevard and Gallows Road. Police tweeted it appears there is no longer be a threat at the building.
Police Chief Edwin Roessler said they received multiple calls from people in the office building reporting a man with a pistol firing rounds.
“We assume that the deceased is the shooter, but I can’t rule out whether or not there was someone else,” he told reporters soon after the incident. “We’re pretty certain that the deceased was the shooter.”
Roessler told WRC-TV it appeared the man had shot himself, as it was not a police-involved shooting.
Reports of an active shooter first surfaced around 5:00 pm on Wednesday. The complex on Gatehouse Road comprises of a hotel, preschool, apartments, and offices, among other businesses. The Mosaic District is also nearby.
The building also houses a preschool. Police said children were evacuated, with a reunification point nearby at Luther Jackson Middle School.
One confirmed dead at the shooting in the 8100 block of Gatehouse Road. It appears there’s no longer a threat. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/GXNaDThXbe
— Fairfax Co. Police (@fairfaxpolice) September 27, 2017
This is a developing story. Stay with WMAL for updates.
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