1 man killed, 2 hurt in Woodbridge homeless encampment shooting

One man died and two others are hurt after a shooting at a homeless encampment in Woodbridge near a busy shopping center, authorities say. A suspect from Fredericksburg was charged with murder.

The 911 calls started coming in from the Prince William Square Shopping Center on Smoketown Road just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. When first responders arrived, they found one man wounded in the leg and another hit in the hand.

Deep in the woods, in an area dotted with tents, they found a third man was shot and wounded. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The other two men, both 42, were taken to hospitals for injuries not considered life-threatening…

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