Man charged in fatal shooting near Dranesville
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder following a fatal shooting in the early morning hours of Sept. 15 in a residential neighborhood near Dranesville.
Fairfax County Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 5:03 a.m. in the 12700 block of Fantasia Drive, where they found Irfan Syed, 45, of Herndon, suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body. Syed was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Shortly after the incident, Muhammad Muzammil, who police say has no fixed address, contacted a community member and allegedly admitted to the shooting. The individual called the police non-emergency line on Muzammil’s behalf. Officers from the Herndon Police Department responded and took him into custody without incident…