A road rage incident led to a shooting involving the Virginia State Police on Sunday on Interstate 495. Four individuals were also stabbed.<\/p>\n
Two people died on Sunday in Annandale, Virginia, after a road rage incident saw several people stabbed and led to a shooting involving Virginia State Police on Interstate 495.\n<\/p>\n
A release issued by the Virginia State Police said a trooper fatally shot a man after responding to a report of a road rage incident on the southbound lanes of I-495 just before 1:30 p.m. at exit 52, near the Little River Turnpike.<\/p>\n
The man, transferred to a hospital with serious injuries, has been pronounced dead. VSP said the trooper shot in self-defense after the man confronted him with a knife. The trooper did not suffer any injuries during the altercation.<\/p>\n
Officials found four stabbing victims at the scene. They added that a 39-year-old woman and a dog both died from their injuries.<\/p>\n
Early findings suggest the stabbings took place after a crash on the Capital Beltway. The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
The VSP\u2019s release came after the main lanes of the Capital Beltway Outer Loop, before Little River Turnpike, were closed to traffic for several hours.<\/p>\n
Stay with WTOP for the latest developments.<\/p>\n