Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Maxwell Scott Eisenman, 37, was served with a warrant April 30.
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. At the time of the incident, police responded to a report of possible suicide in the 6600 block of Thurlton Drive. After an altercation, officers shot Eisenman — prompting one officer to perform CPR. According to the news release, the investigation, which …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Franconia District commander Captain Jim Baumstark said the case will go to court.
At Wednesday's CAC meeting, Captain Jim Baumstark — commander of the Franconia District Police Station — told residents that detectives with the Internal Affairs Bureau are questioning witnesses and investigating the police-involved shooting that occurred around 4 p.m. April 9 on Thurlton Drive in Kingstowne. Baumstark said the 37-year-old man who was shot by police is still alive, and he thinks that is due to one of the officers who responded to the possible suicide report performing CPR on the suspect. Officers involved in the shooting were placed on routine administrative leave as the police department and IAB continue to investigate the incident. "It seems police officers did everything they were supposed to do, and he [the suspect] …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Internal Affairs Bureau will continue to investigate this incident.
According to a recent FCPD news release, the preliminary investigation shows that the 37-year-old suspect shot by police Tuesday afternoon on Thurlton Drive displayed an object that appeared to be a weapon when police officers arrived on scene. Police were responding to a report of someone possibly displaying suicidal tendencies in the 6600 block of Thurlton Drive. One of the officers on the scene at the time of the incident performed CPR until fire and rescue arrived and transported the suspect to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. No officers were injured during the shooting. Earlier Wednesday, PFC Don Gotthardt said detectives had to wait to interview the man, deferring to his medical evaluation and other procedures. The …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Some type of altercation took place after the officers responded to the call.
Update (9:27 p.m., Tuesday): According to an FCPD news release, at least one officer performed CPR on the 37-year-old suspect until Fairfax County Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene of a police shooting Tuesday afternoon on Thurlton Drive in Kingstowne. The man was subsequently transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Details about the encounter between the suspect and police are still limited at this time. No officers were injured at the time of the incident. The officers involved in the shooting will be placed on routine administrative leave as the police department begins parallel criminal and administrative investigations, according to the news release. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers …
Friday, April 22, 2011
A person was shot dead by a police officer after a stabbing
UPDATE 1:34 a.m.: Police have released the name of the man killed in the shooting. Joseph Anthony Croft, 49, was a resident of Springfield. Read more. UPDATE 8:07 p.m.: Virginia Tire & Auto manager Gabe Guarino witnessed the victim entering his store, as well as the shooting. He said a stabbed man entered the store, followed closely by a white male wielding a knife that was about six or seven inches long. The man with the knife demanded to know where the first man was, then left, walking north on Backlick Road. Guarino said he followed him, until he saw police approach the man with the knife. According to Guarino, the man tried to charge a police officer with the knife, and was then shot. "Obviously something's gotta be wrong with him," …
Monday, October 25, 2010
William C. Richards was arrested yesterday in Alexandria
Franconia Police quickly identified 18-year-old William C. Richards as a suspect in a shooting on Saturday night. Richards was arrested on Sunday, October 24th at the home of a friend, in Alexandria around 4:30 p.m. The Franconia Police investigation reveals Richards attempted to attend a party announced on Facebook, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 6710 Commerce Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. There was an altercation out front and a 21-year-old man from Washington D.C. was shot. He was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital and is currently in life-threatening condition. Richards is charged with malicious wounding and is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The investigation is on …
Neil
10:50 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
I can't believe this! The police get away with shooting a man and sending him to the hospital and now he's charged with assaulting a police officer! Code Blue is alive and well in Fairfax County! more ›