No criminal charges for officers who fatally shot man armed with crossbow outside Potomac Mills

No criminal charges will be filed against the Prince William County police officers who shot and killed a man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall this summer after a tense, hourslong standoff.

The incident began during the afternoon of July 17, when officers said they tracked down 52-year-old Harrison Charles Deppe, who was wanted for brandishing a gun at strangers the day before. He later ran toward the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, Virginia, armed with a crossbow.

Investigators said that’s when police fatally shot him…

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