Three individuals are reportedly dead following a reported active shooting in the Fredericksburg on Tuesday afternoon.
At approximately 6:00 PM, a call for an active shooter was received in the 400 block of Old Greenwich Drive off of Lafayette Boulevard. Radio traffic indicated there were multiple victims, including at least two children, and that the area had yet to be cleared by law enforcement.
On the scene, multiple first responders were scene administering treatment to at least one of the victims, who apparently passed away. At least two other bodies were draped on the scene, including one in a vehicle. Radio traffic indicates at least two are minors.
Details are scarce. Multiple eye witness accounts state that gun fire erupted between two parties of individuals before one of the residents exited their home and engaged one of the parties.
At least one individual was reportedly taken into custody, while officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department and Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office continued to search the surrounding neighborhoods and area on Lafayette Boulevard near the Sheetz gas station.
There is a significant law enforcement and first responder presence in the area as the scene is under investigation.
More details will be released as they become available.
Update (04/08/25 at 7:26 PM): According to a press release from Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office Major Liz Scott, law enforcement can confirm three individuals are deceased following today’s shooting. Scott says that three other victims were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Described as a “fluid investigation,” Scott says law enforcement has not yet apprehended any suspects.
The age of the victims has not been determined.
