A death investigation has been launched in Loudoun County after a 19-year-old’s body was found in the parking lot of an Ashburn apartment complex, police say.
Michai Dandridge-Carter has been identified by the sheriff’s office as the person found with a fatal gunshot wound outside the Ashburn Meadows complex on Wednesday night.
According to a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sherif’s office, shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Feb. 14, deputies were called to the 44400 block of Keller Square, where there were reports of a pedestrian who was down in the parking lot.
Upon arrival, they found Dandridge-Carter, and the Sterling resident was pronounced dead at the scene. It was later determined he suffered a single gunshot wound.
The case remains under investigation. No information about a possible suspect or motive has been determined.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is being asked to contact Det. Mitchell at the sheriff’s office by calling (703) 777-1021.
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