Top 6 in May: Shots Fired at U.S. Coast Guard, FBI Headquarters and Telegraph Road Construction

May has been an eventful month, and a few stories posted to Kingstowne Patch caught readers' eyes. Here are the top six stories on the site from the past month.

Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day?

6. Telegraph Road Being Reconstructed in Preparation for Hilltop Village Center

The overload of construction work on Telegraph Road from Hilltop Golf Club to the Beulah Street intersection is all in preparation for the opening of Hilltop Village Center.

According to VDOT, the new development requires entrance improvements that will include turning lanes and road widening.

5. Alexandria Man Charged with Assault on a Police Officer After Police-Involved Shooting

The Fairfax County Police Department is charging Maxwell Scott Eisenman, 37, with assault on a police officer after the police-involved shooting that took place the afternoon of April 9 on Thurlton Drive in Kingstowne.

Eisenman, an Alexandria-area resident, remains hospitalized in stable condition from a gunshot would he received durig the altercation, according to a recent FCPD news release. Eisenman was issued a warrant April 30 and was remanded to the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office.

4. Springfield FBI Headquarters: GSA Expected to Start Soliciting Proposals This Summer

Based on earlier reports and comments by those involved, indications pointed to a summer Request for Proposal (RFP) date for the General Services Administration (GSA) for the new FBI headquarters. However, that decision is entirely up to the GSA, according to the Office of Supervisor Jeff McKay.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has offered the Springfield warehouse for consideration for the new FBI headquarters location. Governor Bob McDonnell also recently endorsed Springfield for the new headquarters.

3. Speak Out: Wegmans, Hilltop Village Center Retail Options

Hilltop Village Center is rapidly filling up with new shops and stores around its upcoming flagship store - Wegmans.

Local business Vichelle's Hair Styling and Metropolitan Fine Arts are moving into the new development, but so far, most of the smaller surrounding stores are other chains including a few banks, medical offices, Mattress Warehouse, Massage Envy, Panda Express, Elevation Burger and Verizon. See what other Patch readers had to say about the developing retail options.

2. 2013 Brood II Cicada Invasion: Have You Seen Any?

If you haven’t seen a swarm of cicadas in your neighborhood already, you may not see very many—or any—of the bugs this summer.

The 17-year Brood II cicadas, which were expected to blanket the East Coast from North Carolina through New England this summer, are very prevalent in some areas—but not others.

1. UPDATED: FCPD Sends Units to U.S. Coast Guard After Reports of Shots Fired

Fairfax County police were called to the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center on Telegraph Road after reports of shots fired Monday morning, responding by saturating the area with officers, K-9 units and by searching overhead with a helicopter.

According to the FCPD Public Information Office, the call came in shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. Hunting is permitted in an area near the location, so at the moment the police are trying to verify if there is any danger to residents.

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