The Fredericksburg Police Department is investigating a reported shooting that occurred early Sunday morning.
According to a Fredericksburg CRIME ALERT, a report of shots fired was received in the 1100 block of Fleetwood Court at the Townsend Square apartments at approximately 2:00 AM on Sunday morning. That message states police were seeking a suspect that was described as a black male with a short black afro, green shirt, black shorts and possibly armed with a handgun.
There was a heavy law enforcement presence in that area until 4:30 AM, when a second CRIME ALERT announced the investigation had concluded. It did not state if any suspects were apprehended.
The City of Fredericksburg could not immediately be reached for comment.
Update (11/16/25 at 9:56 AM): According to radio traffic, the suspect in this morning’s shooting has been apprehended and is receiving treatment from EMS at the scene of the incident after sustaining a leg injury.
Update (11/18/25 at 1:52 PM): Police have provided an update on the suspect in custody following the shooting at the Townsend Square apartments early Sunday morning.
Sean Favors, 31, of Fredericksburg is facing charges that include second degree attempted murder as well as multiple weapons violations and reckless care of a child. He is currently being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail with no bond.
In a Tuesday afternoon Facebook update, the Fredericksburg Police Department says a call reporting shots fired was received at approximately 1:20 AM on Sunday morning in the 1100 block of Fleetwood Court.
Officers arrived to find the suspect and the caller’s brother alleged to be involved in a physical dispute with another group of individuals.
According to law enforcement, Favors was reportedly seen running back into the apartment and waiting for his accomplice before he is alleged to have fired into a crowd of four people as they approached the building. Police say that caller observed a pair of individuals fleeing the scene and entering a vehicle near the complex leasing office.
A traffic stop was initiated shortly thereafter before both suspects fled the vehicle on foot. A K9 search yielded a juvenile suspect hiding in a nearby dumpster. That individual is related to the suspect and has since been placed into protective custody.
A search of the fleeing vehicle recovered a firearm.
Favors was arrested without incident at his apartment complex later that morning.
hyperbole previously reported on the incident and the suspect’s apprehension, whom radio traffic indicated sustained a leg injury and required treatment.
The investigation remains ongoing.
